Replacing the Ball Valve on my boiler

[Endatheworld]

Ahhh! "Cocks, Balls and Nipples" don't you just love plumber speak!

Then you get the combinations: "Ball Cock" "Grease Nipple" "Blow OFF valve"

To us of the "society of the sacred plunger" these are all real world terms!

Ha! a new one today. An "Essex Flange".


The plumbing supply place was a bit of a waste of time. I brought the boiler in and they had nothing to do the job. They suggested using an 'Essex Flange' and are getting one in tomorrow to try. It looks like it may do the job but after doing a bit of research it seems that they come ith rubber washers which I am not to keen on using in my boiler. I will see what happens tomorrow but looks like i will have to buy online to get what I need.

At least you won't be gouged with shipping if you get the fittings from a UK site, you'll have to make the hole bigger if you make up a 1'' bulkhead.

I see that the tapered nipple is 37.4mm at its widest so I shouldnt have to make the whole that much bigger. It might even thread in.
Just a question on the reducing bush, would I not need a Reducing Adaptor instead? So it can screw onto the nipple?

http://www.nero.co.uk/Catalogue/150LB-BSP-Threaded-Fittings/Reducing-Adaptor-FemaleMale

[Endatheworld]

Ahhh! "Cocks, Balls and Nipples" don't you just love plumber speak!

Then you get the combinations: "Ball Cock" "Grease Nipple" "Blow OFF valve"

To us of the "society of the sacred plunger" these are all real world terms!

Ha! a new one today. An "Essex Flange".


The plumbing supply place was a bit of a waste of time. I brought the boiler in and they had nothing to do the job. They suggested using an 'Essex Flange' and are getting one in tomorrow to try. It looks like it may do the job but after doing a bit of research it seems that they come ith rubber washers which I am not to keen on using in my boiler. I will see what happens tomorrow but looks like i will have to buy online to get what I need.

At least you won't be gouged with shipping if you get the fittings from a UK site, you'll have to make the hole bigger if you make up a 1'' bulkhead.

I see that the tapered nipple is 37.4mm at its widest so I shouldnt have to make the whole that much bigger. It might even thread in.
Just a question on the reducing bush, would I not need a Reducing Adaptor instead? So it can screw onto the nipple?

http://www.nero.co.uk/Catalogue/150LB-BSP-Threaded-Fittings/Reducing-Adaptor-FemaleMale

I went back to plumbers merchants today to look at the Essex flange. We replaced the rubber washer with fiber washers and used a reducing bush to reduce from  3/4 " to 1/2 ".

I have used brass for the past 6 years in the boiler so I am not that bothered about that
but are am not sure if  fiber washers safe for boiling wort?

Anybody see any problems with this setup?s

[Leann ull]

Nice Flange 
They are not nylon they are a fibre blend, you need it to be 3/4 inch why don't you just use silicon baking sheet and this stuff
http://www.fernox.com/files/Fernox/Content/PDF/English/LS-X.pdf
also available from your plumbers merchants

[Endatheworld]

Nice Flange 
They are not nylon they are a fibre blend, you need it to be 3/4 inch why don't you just use silicon baking sheet and this stuff
http://www.fernox.com/files/Fernox/Content/PDF/English/LS-X.pdf
also available from your plumbers merchants

Cheers Ciderhead. I just noticed before your post that they are fiber and not nylon. I could change them out for Silicon ones I suppose. As long as they are safe and dont leak I will leave them. I will test the boiler later to make sure I have a seal.

[Endatheworld]

........... this stuff
http://www.fernox.com/files/Fernox/Content/PDF/English/LS-X.pdf
also available from your plumbers merchants

Well it leaked! I cut out some Silicone washers and they leaked as well. Got the LS-X  and applied it......NO MORE LEAKS.

Thanks again Ciderhead for the recommendation. That LS-X is some stuff!