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Title: Do you lube?
Post by: johnrm on January 08, 2013, 10:07:00 PM

Wondering who here is lubing.

Corny seals I mean.
And what are you using?

Title: Re: Do you lube?
Post by: Ciderhead on January 08, 2013, 10:14:17 PM

Keg lube of course supplied by sister in US
Vaseline is the same

Title: Re: Do you lube?
Post by: johnrm on January 08, 2013, 10:56:56 PM

Thanks for that.
I normally squirt a bit of sanitizer on.

Title: Re: Do you lube?
Post by: Greg2013 on January 08, 2013, 11:55:28 PM

My advice never use a petroleum based lube on a silicone product as it is detremental to structural integrity of said silicone product, always use a water based lube on silicone if you must :o

And get yere minds outta the gutter i am talking about o-rings :D

Title: Re: Do you lube?
Post by: Ciderhead on January 09, 2013, 12:24:17 AM

Funnily enough Deadman is correct :o
KY Jelly is the proper alternative

Title: Re: Do you lube?
Post by: Rats on January 09, 2013, 12:30:58 AM

QuoteFunnily enough Deadman is correct :o
KY Jelly is the proper alternative

+1 on that

Title: Re: Do you lube?
Post by: Greg2013 on January 09, 2013, 12:33:22 AM

See now i was not gonna mention the KY but leave it to ciderhead ::) All joking aside its a far better option for rubber seals and if you run out of it you can get it in any chemist :-[

Title: Re: Do you lube?
Post by: Jacob on January 09, 2013, 08:16:00 AM

Also using some sort of vaseline.
Got mine from Norm (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PETROLGEL-LUBE-FOR-CORNELIUS-KEG-O-RINGS-/321046780678?pt=Home_Brew&hash=item4abfe11b06), he's a good source for cornie spare parts as well.

Title: Re: Do you lube?
Post by: imark on January 09, 2013, 11:00:22 AM

I've never used anything on my cornies. Not really noticed any significant escape of CO2. Is there another reason for it?

Title: Re: Do you lube?
Post by: Partridge9 on January 13, 2013, 10:57:14 AM

Actually I always have a nightmare sealing my cornies

Are you telling me I have to get KY jelly ..

(Jeremy Beadle is waiting to pop out)

Title: Re: Do you lube?
Post by: Greg2013 on January 13, 2013, 04:17:59 PM

All i was saying anyway for my two cents is never use a petroleum distillate product on a rubber seal, always use a water based lube,if its good enough for your wanger then its good enough for your cornie ;D

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