Re: frozen seacock handle

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Posted by JoanJohn@… (JoanJohn@…)

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  1. Try to never use hammer

  2. When hauled, remove the clamps and the hose. Spray lubricant (WD 40 works) into the sea cock from both sides. Wait. Keep trying to move the handle.

  3. replace if 2 doesn’t work.

Good luck

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Posted by fgljff (fgljff@…>)

The seacock through which waste is discharged from my boat seems to be seized.
It’s a basic
Perko, and the handle will not even respond to a hammer. Any ideas?

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Posted by michel.capel (michel.capel@…>)

Before replacing the valve, try a blowtorch to heat it up and then
gently turn the handle.

To replace the valve you have to heat it up anyway to loosen the 3M
5200 caulk they surely used.

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, JoanJohn@… wrote:

  1. Try to never use hammer

  2. When hauled, remove the clamps and the hose. Spray lubricant
    (WD 40
    works) into the sea cock from both sides. Wait. Keep trying to
    move the handle.

  3. replace if 2 doesn’t work.

Good luck

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Posted by andre laviolette (andrelaviolette@…>)
BLOWTORCH ! ! Many of bronze ones have rubber in them and no heat more than a hair dryer to plastic. Remove it and let it soak in CLR ( diluted acid that removes the salt build up ) overnight. “michel.capel” <michel.capel@…> wrote: Before replacing the valve, try a blowtorch to heat
it up and then gently turn the handle.To replace the valve you have to heat it up anyway to loosen the 3M 5200 caulk they surely used.— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, JoanJohn@… wrote:>> 1) Try to never use hammer> > 2) When hauled, remove the clamps and the hose. Spray lubricant (WD 40 > works) into the sea cock from both sides. Wait. Keep trying to move the handle. > > > 3) replace if 2 doesn’t work.> > Good luck> __________________________________________________Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the
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Posted by fgljff (fgljff@…>)

When you say ‘both sides’, do you mean inside and outside the hull?
Because thus far, I’ve been just spraying penetrant into the valve from inside
the boat. (I’ve
removed the hose)




— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “michel.capel” <michel.capel@…>
wrote:

Before replacing the valve, try a blowtorch to heat it up and then
gently turn the handle.

To replace the valve you have to heat it up anyway to loosen the 3M
5200 caulk they surely used.

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, JoanJohn@ wrote:

  1. Try to never use hammer

  2. When hauled, remove the clamps and the hose. Spray lubricant
    (WD 40
    works) into the sea cock from both sides. Wait. Keep trying to
    move the handle.

  3. replace if 2 doesn’t work.

Good luck

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Posted by fgljff (fgljff@…>)

Has anyone used a product called Break-Free?



— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, andre laviolette <andrelaviolette@…>
wrote:

BLOWTORCH ! !
Many of bronze ones have rubber in them and
no heat more than a
hair dryer to plastic.
Remove it and let it soak in CLR ( diluted acid that removes the salt build
up )
overnight.

“michel.capel” <michel.capel@…> wrote:
Before replacing the valve, try a blowtorch to heat it up and then
gently turn the handle.

To replace the valve you have to heat it up anyway to loosen the 3M
5200 caulk they surely used.

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, JoanJohn@ wrote:

  1. Try to never use hammer

  2. When hauled, remove the clamps and the hose. Spray lubricant
    (WD 40
    works) into the sea cock from both sides. Wait. Keep trying to
    move the handle.

  3. replace if 2 doesn’t work.

Good luck

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Posted by michel.capel (michel.capel@…>)

Andre,

As far as I know ball valves have no rubber inside, just a Nylon or
Delrin seat that closes off the ball. These plastics can have some
heat. Indeed, It’s not wise to heat up a throughhull valve until it
is cherry red. An electric paint remover blower might be enough to
provide the heat. But I like blowtorches; just like chainsaws and
angle-grinders they are masculine tools, unlike floorsweepers and
infrared waterlevels. ;^}

Michel

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, andre laviolette
<andrelaviolette@…> wrote:

BLOWTORCH ! !
Many of bronze ones have rubber
in them and no heat more than a hair dryer to plastic.
Remove it and let it soak in CLR ( diluted acid that removes the
salt build up ) overnight.

“michel.capel” <michel.capel@…> wrote:
Before replacing the valve, try a blowtorch to heat it
up and then
gently turn the handle.

To replace the valve you have to heat it up anyway to loosen the
3M
5200 caulk they surely used.

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, JoanJohn@ wrote:

  1. Try to never use hammer

  2. When hauled, remove the clamps and the hose. Spray lubricant
    (WD 40
    works) into the sea cock from both sides. Wait. Keep trying to
    move the handle.

  3. replace if 2 doesn’t work.

Good luck

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