Unloader

[Washaway]

Never seen anything of the like....interesting!!

[plainpainter]

Looks like you left your washer overnight with overnight freezing temperatures.

[Russ Johnson]

Somebody got too energetic tightening NPT threads into a BSP fitting. The taper basically expanded the fitting past its stress point.

[Doug T]

It freezes a lot in Boca Raton LOL. I think you got one of those cheap Chinese inports.

Russ, What is BSP, never heard that one

[jakeman]

I've had that happen a couple times. It seems like the pressure just found a weak place in the brass a made pin holes in it. Just replace the fitting.

[Lightning Gene]

BSP British Standard Pipe

[Russ Johnson]

Doug, that unloader is made in Italy.

BSP pipe thread has no taper and is designed to be sealed with a copper or aluminum washer where the two pieces meet. NPT will work fine in BSP as long as it's teflon teped well and not overtightened.

[PWkid]

Originally Posted by Washaway

Never seen anything of the like....interesting!!

I've seen it before, it looks like you gotta leak lol

[Integrity.PSI]

When ya gotta go, ya gotta go!

[Hotwaterwizard]

General pump has that fitting available in Stainless Steel

[Washaway]

Originally Posted by PWkid

I've seen it before, it looks like you gotta leak lol

Thanks for the technical input lol


Don't know why it happend but it did and I found it interesting. Haven't seen anything like that since I've been in the business.
However, the high pressure safety valve blew at the same time aswell. Hmm.

[Doug T]

Thanks Russ, thanks Lightning Gene, never heard that term before

[Russ Johnson]

Originally Posted by PWkid

I've seen it before, it looks like you gotta leak lol

Mel maked a funny....

[Washaway]

Mel is NOT funny, just funny looking. Don't encourage him!

[PWkid]

I need all the encouragement I can get. Now get off from the computer and go wash something.lol