Jellybean
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Post by Jellybean on Mar 29, 2010 7:11:26 GMT 10
We have one of those cheap plunger style hand water pumps in our teardrop and it wont work because it is hard to push/pull. I pulled it apart and the seal rings all look good but they seem to stick to the bore of the pump. Is there supposed to be some sort of grease on them to let them side smoothly ? They had a slight greasey feel to them but I wondered if they had dried out a bit. The pump is about two years old. Is there a grease that wont hurt water quality. ? Cheers John
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raym
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Post by raym on Mar 30, 2010 22:12:29 GMT 10
Hi John
Put some Vascaline on the washer or O ring that should fix it. Ray
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Jellybean
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Post by Jellybean on Mar 30, 2010 22:29:04 GMT 10
Thanks Ray. Thats the only lube I was thinking of but I wondered if it would taint the water. I will try it and give it a taste test.
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Post by sixty2special on Mar 31, 2010 18:39:46 GMT 10
HI THERE! VASALINE IS PETROLEUM BASED & NO GOOD FOR SEALS/O RINGS.  |
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Post by urkel1965 on Mar 31, 2010 22:16:54 GMT 10
Hi John
My water pump didn't work properly, so I lubricated with vegatable oil. Not sure whether good for the seals, but it worked. Assumed I wouldn't poison my self with it, and the little bit used didn't taint the water.
Cheers
Steve
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