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Leaking Bushings - Hot Water Boilers

LSF
LSF Member Posts: 3
in THE MAIN WALL
Anyone having difficulty with larger (5" - 6") bushings leaking at threads on hot water heating boilers such as Peerless 211A or Weil McLain LGB series? We have tried all commercial products we are aware of. The bushing will hold for a day or two and then leak, sometimes an actual stream of water.

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  • trb730
    trb730 Posts: 8
    the commercial install guys

    i work with use pipe wicking on fittings 3" and up. I never used it myself though, but seems to work for them...

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  • Al Corelli_2
    Al Corelli_2 Member Posts: 395
    Did you....

    I've noticed with larger bushings made "elsewhere", there is usually a line that looks like a seam running across the threads. Always thought it was where the dies stopped. Perhaps it is a seam.

    How about a nipple and reducer coupling?

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  • Big Ed_4
    Big Ed_4 Member Posts: 3,020
    Agree

    Wicking , pipe dope and nipples with reducing couplings ... I for one avoid bushings , good in a fix ... I am also not comfortable using them in a cast block ...

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