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Oil leaking at air bleed grub screw

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  • 23-03-2024 8:05pm
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    bogman_bass
    Registered Users Posts: 5,057 ✭✭✭


    have a warm flow boiler here and the oil is leaking out of the grub screw that you use to bleed air out.

    any ideas for a quick fix to get me through the weekend?



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    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,213 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Turn off the oil and see if you can spot an undamaged 'O' ring in there.

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



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    bogman_bass
    Registered Users Posts: 5,057 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121931684#Comment_121931684

    Nope



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    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,213 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    OK. Make a temporary one by rolling a length of ptfe tape into a thread like string and wrap it around the groove in the grub screw. Done correctly this will provide a temporary fix. Keep an eye on it for leaks (especially when burner is running) until you get a proper 'o' ring for it.

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



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