The tech at the pool store I go to insists I don’t use lube on O rings - says debris attaches to it and not necessary. Thoughts?I love getting the feel of my raw chicken with my bare hands. Have to bond with what I will eat.
Pool Lube? Yuck. Gotta wear gloves for that. Chicken grease cleans off of hands so much easier then pool lube.
Gaskets, o -rings and lube
- Thread starter vgomez1
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- Jul 21, 2013
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- Pool Size
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- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Hogwash.
Pool lube helps the O ring seal and prevents leaks.
Stay out of Pool Stores is our advice.
Pool Lube - Further Reading
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- Nov 12, 2017
- 11,874
- Pool Size
- 12300
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
The purpose of o-ring lube is... wait for it... to lubricate! Without lubrication, as you tighten the seal the o-ring can bunch up and deform, which could either leave you with a leak, or cause the o-ring to fail sooner, and then leak. The lube allows the ring to maintain its shape while you tighten.
Regarding the debris, while it's true that debris could cause a seal failure, the solution is not to avoid lube. You clean all three surfaces carefully (the ring and the two surfaces that it will touch), with a lint-free cloth. And then clean your fingers, too! Apply a light coat of the lube to the ring, and then assemble.
Try to avoid a couple things:
1) assembling your o-ring seal in a sand storm, and
2) talking to pool store employees!
Regarding the debris, while it's true that debris could cause a seal failure, the solution is not to avoid lube. You clean all three surfaces carefully (the ring and the two surfaces that it will touch), with a lint-free cloth. And then clean your fingers, too! Apply a light coat of the lube to the ring, and then assemble.
Try to avoid a couple things:
1) assembling your o-ring seal in a sand storm, and
2) talking to pool store employees!