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memo2502 Participant Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2	Instrument 11/24/2010 4:45 PM
	How Change of Gland VALVE Packing
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kramarat Guru Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC USA Posts: 13529 Good Answers: 468	#1 Re: instrument 11/24/2010 5:00 PM
	Take out old, install new. __________________ Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin
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Tornado Guru Join Date: May 2009 Location: Richland, WA, USA Posts: 21017 Good Answers: 795	#2 Re: instrument 11/24/2010 5:43 PM
	The may depend on specific valve construction and on the characteristics of the fluid involved, especially toxicity. Most refrigerant valves, for instance, are back-seating, which means that when fully open, the valve packing (or seal) is isolated from the fluid. Thus you can unscrew the packing nut, remove the old packing, install new, and retighten the nut. In general, you need to know what is isolated from what (inlet, outlet, stem area)when the valve is either open or closed. __________________ In vino veritas; in cervisia carmen; in aqua E. coli.
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redfred Guru Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 15600 Good Answers: 981	#3 Re: instrument 11/24/2010 7:50 PM
	Sigh. If you have to ask, you're not qualified to do this repair. Call a plumber. You may have to do this anyway because you may have to replace the whole valve due to a lack of replacement parts or a to badly damaged valve. __________________ "Don't disturb my circles." translation of Archimedes last words
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#4 Re: Instrument 11/29/2010 1:02 PM
	If all else fails, read the instructions. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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