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Glass gauge cock repack?
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Fizz
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On closing glass gauge lower valve slight leak at nut when attempting blow-down gauge, which stopped on opening. Can or should they be repacked?
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Repacked? It depends on what type/brand of valve you have and how old it is. Some don't repack at all or that well. Because of this, most of the time when the valve is leaking I have elected to change it. That fixes the leak without question.
If this is a glass gasket on the gauge glass then you can change the washers.
For now, it sounds like you have back seated the valve stopping the leak.0 -
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Tightened nut, seems to have worked. In future, will clean glass old fashioned way, remove and clean, which I've done in past.
Thanks Int0
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