If you don't already own a set, purchase a set of "Packing pullers" T-handled cork screw's for threading into old packing to assist in pulling. Much neater than using old screw drivers.
Thom McMahon, SET Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr P.O. Box 882136 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Timothy W Goins Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 9:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Traverse city os&y valves Pull ONE(1) out, wear gloves, face mask, etc.. (If you're afraid). Measure it and purchase replacement stock from a pump supplier or parts store. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Jay Blocker Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 9:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Traverse city os&y valves Recently we discovered several valves from Traverse City. We could not locate parts from any of our sources so we checked with the water distict. They told us to be careful of the packings from those valves because of Asbestos. The verdict was that as far as they knew all of those valves had it. ________________________________ From: Forest Wilson <[email protected]> To: Forum <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:55:35 PM Subject: Traverse city os&y valves A property has 5 8" os&y valves with leaking packings, all about 30 years old. Made by Traverse City Iron Works. Did all valves from that era contain asbestos in the packing material? Does anyone know what size packing to use to re-pack? Forest Wilson Project Manager Cherokee Fire Protection Co. 1855 Bellbrook Ave. Ste C Xenia OH 45385 888-347-3079 ph 614-455-4324 fx _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
