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Aquastat stop bypass?

vr608
Member Posts: 144
My indirect water heater has a L4006A aquastat that has a factory set stop limit of 140* (gauge goes to 180). I'd like to adjust it to 150 and dial in a differential temperature of 25 to always keep the unit above 135. Can the stop be bypassed or removed?
Peerless 63-03, 118,000 BTU (308 sqft), single-pipe steam system connected to 286 EDR of radiation, 30ft of baseboard and indirect DHW
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