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    How to open skim tapping

    Michele_2
    Michele_2 Member Posts: 4
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    I plan on skimming my steam boiler. Do I need a special tool (wrench?) to remove the plug from the skim tapping? I'm hoping to do this without removing the boiler jacket if possible.

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    • John Van Hoesen
      John Van Hoesen Member Posts: 91
      What kind of boiler?

      They are all different... Does your owners manual show you where the skim tapping is and if so is there a knockout available in the jacket? Need more info. :)
    • Michele_2
      Michele_2 Member Posts: 4


      It's a GSA-150 steam, natural gas, boiler. Williamson-Thermoflo is the manufacturer - I think.
      Skim tapping location idenfied, visible and accessible. I see the plug?. I'm want to give this a shot but I don't want to damage the boiler either. From what the manual and the Q+A on this site states it seemed pretty straight forward but if I can't get the plug out then maybe not.

      Might be over my head, in your opinion, should this be left for the pros or can a homeowner handle?
    • ed wallace
      ed wallace Member Posts: 1,612
      skim tapping

      sometimes a really big wrench works other times it needs to be drilled out i would try to find a pro to do the work look up someone under find a proffesional on this site

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