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Title: The bleeding screw on the Peter fogwill hot wash boiler
Post by: monkeyboy950 on January 29, 2011, 07:39:25 pm
Mine keeps leaking when I shut off the water on my on/off tap,the pump switches itself off but the water comes out the the bleeding screw,but when I have on/off tap on it doesn't leak,it's driving me nuts
Title: Re: The bleeding screw on the Peter fogwill hot wash boiler
Post by: steven ainger on January 29, 2011, 07:42:14 pm
has it got a small rubber washer on it  ???
Title: Re: The bleeding screw on the Peter fogwill hot wash boiler
Post by: monkeyboy950 on January 29, 2011, 07:44:33 pm
Don't think so it's just a copperish colour ribbed screw type thing,it can't be tightened anymore either
Title: Re: The bleeding screw on the Peter fogwill hot wash boiler
Post by: steven ainger on January 29, 2011, 07:47:46 pm
i was just going on whet my l5 has got, i think thats got one, its more of an o ring actually
Title: Re: The bleeding screw on the Peter fogwill hot wash boiler
Post by: DaveG on January 29, 2011, 07:50:52 pm
I had a little  o ring on my l5 but it was useless. just get some ptfe tape into a thin string shape and wrap it around the bottom of the thread 3 or 4 times.
Title: Re: The bleeding screw on the Peter fogwill hot wash boiler
Post by: monkeyboy950 on January 29, 2011, 08:05:38 pm
Cheers lads will give it a try
Title: Re: The bleeding screw on the Peter fogwill hot wash boiler
Post by: Roy Harding on January 29, 2011, 08:36:44 pm
Quote from: monkeyboy950 on January 29, 2011, 08:05:38 pm
Cheers lads will give it a try
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There is a O ring on my fogwash.

Roy
Title: Re: The bleeding screw on the Peter fogwill hot wash boiler
Post by: AuRavelling79 on January 29, 2011, 09:17:34 pm
Quote from: monkeyboy950 on January 29, 2011, 07:39:25 pm
Mine keeps leaking when I shut off the water on my on/off tap,the pump switches itself off but the water comes out the the bleeding screw,but when I have on/off tap on it doesn't leak,it's driving me nuts

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