Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Everything was going well until as part of the overall pre-sale check of the parts. I tried to unscrew the Water Gauge Blowdown Valve and it was very tight. I made a special tool to allow the use of a spanner and when I finally released it. I noticed that the part was made from Mild Steel instead of Stainless Steel. This is no good at all and I machined and threaded a new part using Stainless. During this job I noticed that the water gauge had some movement where it screwed into the boiler bush and I decided to refit the entire Water Gauge with a new piece of Glass and Silicone O rIngs. patreon.com/keithappleton
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