You need to completely annihilate the plastic cap by cutting it off and destroying the remaining plastic to expose the stainless steel insert/plug. You can use either a pipe wrench or 11mm wrench to turn the insert counter-clockwise to unscrew. You will need to use some force to get the plug out since it's basically glued shut by lime deposits in your tap water.
Do not move the slotted cap or else this will need to be adjusted so that all your water doesn't squirt out before turning to steam.
Next time only use distilled water. Store with the cap off. Grease the inner and outer threads after every use and wipe it off completely before use so it doesn't mix with the steam and turn to vapor.
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First try and use a channel locks to remove the cap. It might not work right if you remove the insert as there won't the same tank pressure. It may work, but it also may not due to pressure. If it has a motor pump to pump the steam, then it may still work
Can the reservoir cap be held by a variable plier? The kind with a crooked jaw. If yes then you have to force the cap off. Once it comes off a thread or two then it would easily come off. And yes, it will work if you remove the insert and top it up through the opening.
Before you try anything else, try using one of those jar opening things or even one of those rubber strap things or maybe an oil filter remover.
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I have tried numerous tools to presuade the cap to come off. I can turn it, but it will not come off, no natter how many turns I make. It gets to a certain point and then snaps back down again, and I just keep covering the same travel. I may be able to pry it off, or grind or cut it off, but that won't help if there's no source to get a new cap.
I don't think the previous "expert" even knew what a steam buggy is.
I don't think the previous "expert" even knew what a steam buggy is.
As I stated, I can turn the cap, but not remove it. I have used channel locks and variable pliers, of various sizes. They will all turn the cap, but it will not remove. The cap turns just so far, and then snaps back to the starting place. I can turn it all day, but get nothing more than this.
As I stated, I can turn the cap, but not remove it. I have used channel locks and variable pliers, of various sizes. They will all turn the cap, but it will not remove. The cap turns just so far, and then snaps back to the starting place. I can turn it all day, but get nothing more than this. I think that without the cap sealing properly, I will not get the steam pressure build up.
I stuck a screwdriver under the cap and with a smaller hammer I hit the cap in a upwards hit and it snapped off very easy
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