Need help fixing leak around boiler level probe

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Jasper_8137
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#1: Post by Jasper_8137 »

Hello all,
I noticed last night there is a faint hissing from my boiler level probe around the Teflon gasket. I know I've read somewhere that if you over tighten the nut holding the gasket, you can crack the Teflon so before I do anything, I wanted to get advice as to the best way to remedy the problem.
Thanks!


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Paul_Pratt
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#2: Post by Paul_Pratt »

No you are fine, just snug it up. The lower ones looks like copper which you can tighten without worry.

I really love the way Bosco does the pipes, so clean and fluid.

Jasper_8137 (original poster)
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#3: Post by Jasper_8137 (original poster) »

Paul_Pratt wrote:No you are fine, just snug it up. The lower ones looks like copper which you can tighten without worry.

I really love the way Bosco does the pipes, so clean and fluid.
Thanks Paul - so no issues tightening the smaller nut that the the Teflon gasket and probe go through? The larger nut that threads into the boiler is already snugged tightly. How tight should the smaller nut be? Tight enough not to have rotational movement of the actual probe?

Thanks for the help!