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Post by scousep on Nov 7, 2021 17:25:52 GMT
Hi all
Been watching a few YouTube vid on.plumbers kit...a lot have a tub of silicone grease in the bag...what applications (not gas ) wod.ypu use it for with water plumbing...just curious...thanks
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Post by battle1066 on Nov 7, 2021 17:51:54 GMT
I use it and Vaseline depending on the quantity required to be applied.
for example quick connect coupling on the Amerian fridge for the potable water filter I use silicone grease yet a central heating filter housing I use Vaseline for cap Orings.
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Post by hmv4u on Nov 7, 2021 20:09:58 GMT
not a plumber but I use it on my shower door slides
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Post by dickpuller on Nov 7, 2021 20:30:43 GMT
I use KY Gel, I find everything slips in easier with it👍👍
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Post by cylinderfella on Nov 7, 2021 21:33:24 GMT
Some people use it for waste pipe/sewer pipe joints but you can use fairy liquid instead. Although there are some who believe fairy liquid wrecks the rubber so they only use the silicone grease.
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Post by endfeed on Nov 7, 2021 23:29:31 GMT
I've got silicon greese in tool bag, use it on push fit stuff. Like to use it the fins on a pan connecter.. if I'm on site alone I use it with a fanny trap😍
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Post by crowsfoot on Nov 8, 2021 7:27:23 GMT
Expensive stuff but it's very good, sometimes I'll often add a bit to a gland nut after repacking it with ptfe. Push fits (not that I'm a big fan of them) slip on effortlessly with a small dab of it. Waste pipe fittings also go on without any chamfering. Lubricating new mixer taps central spout (the latest ones can be very stiff I find). I once used it on soil pipe a swan neck to get over the gutter and by the time I'd got down the ladder it had drooped upside down  . So not for soil pipe swan necks (because it's just too good). |
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Post by tomplum on Nov 8, 2021 17:05:55 GMT
I use whats to hand where I'm working, soap , vasaline, fairy and another tip by one of our leading plumbers ( tappy/crowsfoot) was pledge polish, Which works well,  |
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Post by scousep on Nov 12, 2021 15:46:57 GMT
Many thanks guys
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