julianf
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Disclaimer - i think maybe i asked this years ago, but i still dont know...
So, i have a couple of these -
They have this port on the bottom -
When i purchased them, they had a broken butterfly valve on the base, and i replicated the profile of the coupler and got this -
The stainless nut and the seal were retained from the original, and the mild plate was the replica.
The seal must be something a bit special, as ive had methy esters, solvents, caustic etc in the tank, at elevated temperatures, for over a decade, and its still not terrible.
Anyway, the question -
The tank is custom, but, im sure, the large stainless nut, the seal, and port profile must be some sort of "standard"?
Id like to buy a new port for the bottom. Im rather hoping i can get a stainless blanking plate that i can then tig to, rather than having to turn up somthing again. And id like a new seal too.
Im hoping someone may recognise this?
The tank was originally used in a jam factory, so its all food grade stuff, not that i need it to be now.
Thank you.
So, i have a couple of these -
They have this port on the bottom -
When i purchased them, they had a broken butterfly valve on the base, and i replicated the profile of the coupler and got this -
The stainless nut and the seal were retained from the original, and the mild plate was the replica.
The seal must be something a bit special, as ive had methy esters, solvents, caustic etc in the tank, at elevated temperatures, for over a decade, and its still not terrible.
Anyway, the question -
The tank is custom, but, im sure, the large stainless nut, the seal, and port profile must be some sort of "standard"?
Id like to buy a new port for the bottom. Im rather hoping i can get a stainless blanking plate that i can then tig to, rather than having to turn up somthing again. And id like a new seal too.
Im hoping someone may recognise this?
The tank was originally used in a jam factory, so its all food grade stuff, not that i need it to be now.
Thank you.