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PressureTrol with dirty pigtail

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simon_skove Member Posts: 58

2:24AM in Strictly Steam

I removed the pressuretrol and pig tail (with the boiler off) and found the pig tail was clogged.

Should I be concerned about the pressuretrol being damaged or clogged?

Thanks,

Simon

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  Steamhead Member Posts: 18,878

  2:55AM

  https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/204902/pressuretrol-with-dirty-pigtail

  Nope. Never seen a pressuretrol damaged because the pigtail was plugged. The replacement pigtail should be brass, so it won't rust shut.

  Co-Founder, All Steamed Up, Inc.

  Semi-retired

  Baltimore, MD, USA

  

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  109A_5 Member Posts: 4,454

  6:16AM

  The black pipe pigtails can be cleaned out, but you are probably better off with brass.

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

  

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