after the cleaning run with spirits, I ran into a problem.
There is a big threat on my boiler, where the lid is screwed into.
Because the original gasket was made of PET, I had to remove it. Then I put flourpaste in, as a sealant.
Worked perfectly. So good, that I can‘t open the lid again.
Is there a know way to loosen this kind of connection or to dissolve the hardened flourpaste?
Fiddleford wrote:the flour paste will either be brittle and hard or soft and mushy, I'd just work at it being careful not to damage any equipment
Use something pointy and wooden. A chopstick trimmed at the end to a point but not a fine point? Leave it pointed but strong.
And leave the paste to dry out after first removing the thick stuff. Preferably with a flat wooden (or a plastic) scraper.
And if the dry paste is not coming off readily, tap the bottom of the chopstick, whatever, with a piece of wood.
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Thanks a lot. Very useful informations. I managed to loosen the lid. I tapped and knocked the lid with a wooden hammer handle.
Maybe it dried over night or something else changed, so that a big part of the flourpaste crumbled out after knocking.
I was thinking of putting some veggie oil on the contact zones to reduce the friction. Like with baking a cake and buttering the baking dish.
Will do so when I run my next batch and I‘ll use less flour paste. Much of the paste gets squished in the thread, which makes a very big contact area.
From the picture your boiler looks like the olive oil containers you get if it's not ignore the rest.
I have similar to store my product I found if you wrap the seal that come with it in the thicker PTFE plumber's tape think it's the gas one it not only makes the gasket safe to use but offers an airtight seal I have to loosen the lid to allow liquid to exit out of the spigot.
Yes, exactly, storage tank for oil and other liquids. Maybe I try to wrap the seal in teflon as you propose. Thought it will get destroyed each time I open or close the lid. Teflon is a slippery, glidy stuff... so I go for optimism and try it on a "dry" run .
Am I reading this right that some of you are putting flour paste into threaded connections? Why not past around the outside? In stills with no threads there are lots of gaps that get blocked by smearing flour paste on the outside. When it comes time to disassemble the parts come apart easily. After disassembling, I leave the parts alone for a week or two until the paste becomes brittle and then it mostly flakes off in your hands with just a few tough spots that might need soaking.
Kindafrench wrote:Yes, exactly, storage tank for oil and other liquids. Maybe I try to wrap the seal in teflon as you propose. Thought it will get destroyed each time I open or close the lid. Teflon is a slippery, glidy stuff... so I go for optimism and try it on a "dry" run .
Thanks Manc
Sorry just checked it was the thinner tape that gives an absolute airtight seal lasts quite a while any signs of deterioration just rewrap. Nice still by the way I've attached a picture of mine hope it helps.
and try it on a "dry" run 
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