I have one that will not open. It is a brass one from Dadant. The water jacket is at about 110 deg it was turn on this morning. But I can't get it to open.
David
Try wiping it down good with warm water...dried honey can stick it shut. A heat gun/hairdrier might help also.
If it's the same design as the brass maxant valves, getting it damp and getting it to move might let you rotate the piston a few times to loosen it up.
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