repairing a kettle
it is not an electric one - It sits on the stove and is heated by
direct contact ..So it has a very thick and flat base.It is stainless steel and has sprung a leak where the spout joins the body. Now I imagine that the spout was welded to the body in the manufacturing and the leak seems to be along the seam of the join... Now I suppose I could get it rewelded but I have no such skills or acquaintances with those skills so it may have to be done another way. If I put chemical metal along the seam this would need to be done externally as the seem inside the kettle is inacessible owing to a tea strainer like covering (you know like what you see in a tea pot to prevent the worst of the tea leaves being pored out) So if I am going to block up the seam on the outside I am going to have to do it quite well (since it is stanless steel the surface is very smooth so I might have to roughen it) So has anyone a better idea than to put a line of chemical metal along the seam on the outside? As the leak only really starts when the kettle is almost half full I have a feeling that the pressure may not be really strong and so maybe a careful job will fix it without the need for welding or dismantling (but I would like to use something a little better than chemical metal if that was possible) |
repairing a kettle
meuharris wrote:
it is not an electric one - It sits on the stove and is heated by direct contact ..So it has a very thick and flat base.It is stainless steel and has sprung a leak where the spout joins the body. Now I imagine that the spout was welded to the body in the manufacturing and the leak seems to be along the seam of the join... Now I suppose I could get it rewelded but I have no such skills or acquaintances with those skills so it may have to be done another way. If I put chemical metal along the seam this would need to be done externally as the seem inside the kettle is inacessible owing to a tea strainer like covering (you know like what you see in a tea pot to prevent the worst of the tea leaves being pored out) So if I am going to block up the seam on the outside I am going to have to do it quite well (since it is stanless steel the surface is very smooth so I might have to roughen it) So has anyone a better idea than to put a line of chemical metal along the seam on the outside? As the leak only really starts when the kettle is almost half full I have a feeling that the pressure may not be really strong and so maybe a careful job will fix it without the need for welding or dismantling (but I would like to use something a little better than chemical metal if that was possible) Clean the area with descaling fluid and then use slow setting araldite epoxy allow to harden in a warm not hot place( otherwise it runs). Roughening the surface will help the bond. Bob |
repairing a kettle
On 22 Aug, 20:02, Bob Minchin wrote:
meuharris wrote: it is not an electric one - It sits on the stove and is heated by direct contact ..So it has a very thick and flat base.It is stainless steel and has sprung a leak where the spout joins the body. Now I imagine that the spout was welded to the body in the manufacturing and the leak seems to be along the seam of the join... Now I suppose I could get it rewelded but I have no such skills or acquaintances with those skills so it may have to be done another way. If I put chemical metal along the seam this would need to be done externally as the seem inside the kettle is inacessible owing to a tea strainer like covering (you know like what you see in a tea pot to prevent the worst of the tea leaves being pored out) So if I am going to block up the seam on the outside I am going to have to do it quite well (since it is stanless steel the surface is very smooth so I might have to roughen it) So has anyone a better idea than to put a line of chemical metal along the seam on the outside? As the leak only really starts when the kettle is almost half full I have a feeling that the pressure may not be really strong and so maybe a careful job will fix it without the need for welding or dismantling (but I would like to use something a little better than chemical metal if that was possible) Clean the area with descaling fluid and then use slow setting araldite epoxy allow to harden in a warm not hot place( otherwise it runs). Roughening the surface will help the bond. Bob- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - thanks.Actually are you sure about the descaling fluid? As it is stainless steel and I hope to be appllying whatever it is on the outside I don't imagine there would be any hard water deposits at all (we have peaty soil here anyway so I think the water must be super soft) I will take your advice about the slow setting araldite though as it seems like it would be a lot neater than chemical metal along a narrow seam.. |
repairing a kettle
"meuharris" wrote in message ... it is not an electric one - It sits on the stove and is heated by direct contact ..So it has a very thick and flat base.It is stainless steel and has sprung a leak where the spout joins the body. Now I imagine that the spout was welded to the body in the manufacturing and the leak seems to be along the seam of the join... Now I suppose I could get it rewelded but I have no such skills or acquaintances with those skills so it may have to be done another way. If I put chemical metal along the seam this would need to be done externally as the seem inside the kettle is inacessible owing to a tea strainer like covering (you know like what you see in a tea pot to prevent the worst of the tea leaves being pored out) So if I am going to block up the seam on the outside I am going to have to do it quite well (since it is stanless steel the surface is very smooth so I might have to roughen it) So has anyone a better idea than to put a line of chemical metal along the seam on the outside? As the leak only really starts when the kettle is almost half full I have a feeling that the pressure may not be really strong and so maybe a careful job will fix it without the need for welding or dismantling (but I would like to use something a little better than chemical metal if that was possible) http://www.repairproducts.co.uk/page41.htm |
repairing a kettle
On 23 Aug, 10:03, "R" wrote:
"meuharris" wrote in message ... it is not an electric one - It sits on the stove and is heated by direct contact ..So it has a very thick and flat base.It is stainless steel and has sprung a leak where the spout joins the body. Now I imagine that the spout was welded to the body in the manufacturing and the leak seems to be along the seam of the join... Now I suppose I could get it rewelded but I have no such skills or acquaintances with those skills so it may have to be done another way. If I put chemical metal along the seam this would need to be done externally as the seem inside the kettle is inacessible owing to a tea strainer like covering (you know like what you see in a tea pot to prevent the worst of the tea leaves being pored out) So if I am going to block up the seam on the outside I am going to have to do it quite well (since it is stanless steel the surface is very smooth so I might have to roughen it) So has anyone a better idea than to put a line of chemical metal along the seam on the outside? As the leak only really starts when the kettle is almost half full I have a feeling that the pressure may not be really strong and so maybe a careful job will fix it without the need for welding or dismantling (but I would like to use something a little better than chemical metal if that was possible) http://www.repairproducts.co.uk/page41.htm- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - thanks I will have a look at them |
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