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Gasket for old Hoffman F&T??

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kacrejamReturns
kacrejamReturns Posts: 11
edited September 23 in Strictly Steam

Hi all, I cleaned out tons of gunk from this Hoffman F&T. But now am having a hard time finding the correct gasket to seal it back up. Supply house seemed to have the right one but was not:(. Does anyone know where I might find a gasket for this guy? Do i have any other options? For the life of me I can't seem to find a Model# anywhere on it.

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  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Posts: 18,149

    you can cut it out of sheet gasket or use permatex, but if you contact hoffman they probably can tell you what the right gasket is.

    kacrejamReturns
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Posts: 21,083

    Just make one out of gasket material. Sharpen the end of a pipe nipple the right size to punch the bolt holes

    kacrejamReturns
  • 109A_5
    109A_5 Posts: 4,549

    If a suitable gasket can not be found for a reasonable price, I would make my own. Auto parts stores sell gasket paper and there is also silicone rubber sheet material in various thicknesses from various sources like eBay & McMaster-Carr.

    I use the silicone rubber sheet material on my LWCO, so far comes apart easily, no scraping the old gasket, reusable.

    National - U.S. Gas Boiler 45+ Years Old
    Steam 300 SQ. FT. - EDR 347
    One Pipe System
    kacrejamReturns
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Posts: 18,149

    fluoroelastemer is probably better for water and steam than silicone

  • 109A_5
    109A_5 Posts: 4,549
    edited September 24
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1904505#Comment_1904505

    Maybe, however it seems much more expensive, maybe too hard depending on the quality of the mating surface.

    The silicone rubber sheet material I have came from eBay, I have 1/32", 1/16", 1/8", so far with everything I used it on I've been happy. Makes me less resistant to disassembly for inspection, I don't like scraping and replacing paper gaskets, although I believe some folks use Never Seize with their paper gaskets so they don't stick to the metal.

    BTW I have 3/16" silicone tubing right off the top of my boiler to connect the gauges. Never had a problem with it either. But keep in mind my boiler pressure never goes over 2 inches of water column.

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    National - U.S. Gas Boiler 45+ Years Old
    Steam 300 SQ. FT. - EDR 347
    One Pipe System
    kacrejamReturns

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