picking up lubricant/sealant from home depot/lowes

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On the teflon tape, absolutely OK. For the silicone lube, it appears that might be a liquid style? I am more in favor of the gel style, which they should carry in the plumbing aisle - usually called Faucet lube or some such - it's a silicone lube that's a bit thicker than, say, petroleum jelly (which you should NOT use - it's bad for orings and plastics, and can get a bit rancid over time).

Just my 2 cents -
 
I got this:

http://www.amazon.com/PACK-Aladdin-...809414&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=jacks+magic+lube

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I use it for other stuff. So one tube in the garage and one by the pool works great. $12 and I'm good for years with 2x5oz. The pool store prices are absolutely insane on crappy little 1 oz. tubes. Ridiculous.
 
thanks i ended up getting the cheap teflon tape and the small little .5oz jar of silicone lub from home depot.. i purchased a similar lube from ace two years ago and found it really tacky, but the one from home depot seems to be a lot smoother and easier to work with.

thanks for the feedback!!!
 
Good that your HD store has the silicone lube. My only source for it is pool stores. All I can find outside of the pool stores is the aerosol spray and that doesn't cut it.
 
257WbyMag said:
Good that your HD store has the silicone lube. My only source for it is pool stores. All I can find outside of the pool stores is the aerosol spray and that doesn't cut it.
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fyi - it was totally in an obscure place .. hanging on a hook in the plumbing section alongside connectors and other small pipe attachments. no other lubricants there.. in a different aisle from the teflon tape too.
 
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