After wasting another hour or two he finally found
and-removed the stem from the hot water check, but his pump still
refused to work. And then as the boys say, "he laid down," and when I
called his attention to the new valve being in wrong, he was so
completely rattled that he made use of the above expression.
There are other causes that would prevent the pump working besides lack
of packing and obstructions under the valves. The valve may stick.
When it is raised to allow the water to flow through, it may stick in
the valve chamber and refuse to settle back in the seat. This may be
caused by a little rough place in the chamber, or a little projection on
the valve, and can generally be remedied by tapping the under side of
check with a wrench or hammer. Do not strike it so hard as to bruise
the check, but simply tap it. If this don't remedy the trouble, take
the valve out, bore a hole in a board about I/2 inch deep and large
enough to permit the valve to be turned. Drop a little emery dust in
this hole. If you haven't any emery dust, scrape some grit from a
common whetstone.
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