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How do I get this pressure gauge off?

melo
melo Member Posts: 71
in Strictly Steam

need help getting this off, tried and it’s not budging.

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  • Big Ed_4
    Big Ed_4 Member Posts: 3,046

    It looks like you need to use a wrench rather then pliers ….

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  • melo
    melo Member Posts: 71
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1828653#Comment_1828653

    Wrench are too big to fit here :(

    Do I have to grab one piece while turning the other?

  • Pumpguy
    Pumpguy Member Posts: 703

    The brass plug the gauge is mounted on has 1/4" pipe threads. It appears to be threaded into a 1/4 X 3/4" iron reducer bushing. If you remove the reducer bushing from the tee, the gauge will come with it.

    I assume you are wanting to replace the gauge with a new one. When you do, use a new reducer bushing too. In addition to iron, these bushings are available in brass and stainless steel too.

    Some heat might help getting these fittings apart.

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,988

    Heat on whichever part of the assembly you want to leave in place.

    And use a wrench which fits! Not vise grips. Not pliers. Not a pipe wrench. A Crescent wrench if you have to, but a fixed jaw wrench if you can get one which fits.

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,590

    Loooks like the gauge is to marred up for a wrench to grip it.

    Either remove the bushing (use 2 pipe wrenches, 1 for a back up) or if you have a small pipe wrench like and 8" that might fit on the gauge with a cheater pipe on it

    Most gauges take a 9/16 open end wrench.

    Larry Weingarten
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 5,336

    small pipe wrench on the reducing bushing.

  • LRCCBJ
    LRCCBJ Member Posts: 476

    I presume you are finished with that gauge otherwise you would not remove it.

    So, take a big pipe wrench and put it on the OD of the gauge. Probably break it away from the the brass connection and now you have plenty of room to work. You could then get a decent pipe wrench on the brass connection and it will come right out of the bushing.

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