Hi Guys,
I made one mistake during my installation of my wood boiler in the last few weeks. When I installed the Y-Strainer I didn't think to put a shut-off valve in front of it. Which means I would need to shut the valve off at the boiler 250 feet away. I would get a ton of water before the pex line from the stove to the house is empty.
How does one clean the Y-Strainer? Is it necessary to remove the big cap and pull the screen out to clean it or can a person pull the small plug and clean it that way? If the latter, could I get by with installing a drain where the small plug is located? That would be a much easier fix than draining the line, cutting the 1 1/4 copper and sweating in a new ball valve above the strainer.
I made one mistake during my installation of my wood boiler in the last few weeks. When I installed the Y-Strainer I didn't think to put a shut-off valve in front of it. Which means I would need to shut the valve off at the boiler 250 feet away. I would get a ton of water before the pex line from the stove to the house is empty.
How does one clean the Y-Strainer? Is it necessary to remove the big cap and pull the screen out to clean it or can a person pull the small plug and clean it that way? If the latter, could I get by with installing a drain where the small plug is located? That would be a much easier fix than draining the line, cutting the 1 1/4 copper and sweating in a new ball valve above the strainer.