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repacking valve stem nut

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yobyllib Member Posts: 4

February 4 in Strictly Steam

Any tips on repacking these with the graphite rope? thanks

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ethicalpaul Member Posts: 8,601

February 4

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pecmsg Member Posts: 7,006

February 4

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/203732/repacking-valve-stem-nut

For that small valve, Teflon String packing is all you need.
Graphite rope will be too thick.

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