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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: mingom on January 02, 2014, 05:13:33 PM

Title: Ball valve
Post by: mingom on January 02, 2014, 05:13:33 PM: Has anyone ever had an issue with a leaky ball valve at the handle? I know to tighten the pack nut but the one I have leaking doesn't have one. Any thoughts?
Title: Re: Ball valve
Post by: Jack72 on January 02, 2014, 05:48:38 PM: Quote from: mingom on January 02, 2014, 05:13:33 PM
Has anyone ever had an issue with a leaky ball valve at the handle? I know to tighten the pack nut but the one I have leaking doesn't have one. Any thoughts?

That's about the only way to stop it from leaking tighten the packing nut if it's not there you may have to replace Or you can do it the cheap way and dump some table salt on it you may get lucky and corrode up and stop maybe
Title: Re: Ball valve
Post by: ecc_33 on January 02, 2014, 05:49:50 PM: Make sure its rated for decent psi. Some china made ones are known to be rated for .5 psi!
Title: Re: Ball valve
Post by: mingom on January 02, 2014, 06:01:44 PM: I've got a new one ready to swap but it's -10 and the valve is unfortunately the one ahead of my pump so I'll have to drain down to swap it
Title: Re: Ball valve
Post by: Jack72 on January 02, 2014, 06:11:46 PM: Quote from: mingom on January 02, 2014, 06:01:44 PM
I've got a new one ready to swap but it's -10 and the valve is unfortunately the one ahead of my pump so I'll have to drain down to swap it

That won't be fun Good luck
Title: Re: Ball valve
Post by: Sprinter on January 03, 2014, 11:44:17 PM: The legends don't have them packing nuts, and there's no fix. Don't think I've ever had one leak in 20 some years. If its a legend. I don't buy ball valves at the big box for this reason, those American valve brand are junk. Always leaking or the Teflon seal inside will be cut. Checkem on the shelf before you buy. Apollo is good but more coin.
Hint isolation flanges.....hahahahah
Title: Re: Ball valve
Post by: mingom on January 04, 2014, 07:24:06 AM: The new one I got is a nice apollo, but in regards to the isolation flanges - this is the ball valve to isolate the pump that is leaking, so unfortunately I don't have an isolation valve for the isolation valve haha.
Title: Re: Ball valve
Post by: slimjim on January 05, 2014, 06:33:00 AM: Oh come on it's only money, why wouldn't you have an isolation valve for your isolation valve?
Title: Re: Ball valve
Post by: martyinmi on January 05, 2014, 06:47:13 AM: Quote from: slimjim on January 05, 2014, 06:33:00 AM
Oh come on it's only money, why wouldn't you have an isolation valve for your isolation valve?
;D ;D That's funny Richard!!!!!!

Are you going to be at the farm show in Kentucky this year?
Title: Re: Ball valve
Post by: slimjim on January 06, 2014, 06:30:08 AM: I honestly don't know, it all depends on what Brian wants to do, I hope to, are you going?
Title: Re: Ball valve
Post by: martyinmi on January 06, 2014, 09:13:59 AM: I plan on going.
I'll try and hook up with Scott7m too and make him buy me lunch!!! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Ball valve
Post by: slimjim on January 06, 2014, 11:23:09 AM: Heck maybe if we work on him together we could get him to buy us both lunch and adult beverages, now I really want to go!