Lubrication for plumbing non-toxic?

[mike]

My kitchen faucet moves left/right via concentric
cylinders. IIRC, they're brass.
It's getting stiff and I want to lubricate it.
What can I use that's non-toxic and harmless to the O-rings?
Probably can't be water-soluble either.

[Frank]

I'd clean or replace them. Grease may swell an o-ring. Happened to me
when I put Vaseline on one.

[Ed Pawlowski]

There are food safe silicone lubes for o-rings, but as you say,
replacing is probably the best bet long term.

[David L. Martel]

Mike,

Plumber's Grease is commonly used. Any hardware store should have some.

Dave M.

[cl...@snyder.on.ca]

There are food safe synthetic greases on the market - Synco Super Lube
is one I have used a fair bit of.

[Frank]

Silicone should be OK. I mention replacement as they sound like Moen
cartridges which last forever. I had so much trouble removing a 35 year
old plus cartridge from my tub that I hired a plumber to do the one in
my shower.

[Tony944]

"mike" wrote in message news:noqh1h$9ak$1...@dont-email.me...

Some Key jelly will do the trick.

[rattlesnake]

On 08/14/2016 07:07 PM, Tony944 wrote:
> My kitchen faucet moves left/right via concentric
> cylinders. IIRC, they're brass.
> It's getting stiff and I want to lubricate it.
> What can I use that's non-toxic and harmless to the O-rings?
> Probably can't be water-soluble either.

try some ear wax on a q-tip

[Bod]

Silicone grease.

[Bod]

Here's a link to prove it:

Silicone Grease - Hobby Lubricants
www.hobbylubricants.com/silicone-grease.html
Silicone Grease is a premium quality, non-toxic, chemically resistant,
silicone high temperature grease, available in a handy twist lock cap
plastic tube.

[James Wilkinson]

I use WD40 on everything, and despite being told it won't last, it does.

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[Bod]

On 15/08/2016 15:46, James Wilkinson wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:26:43 +0100, Bod <bodr...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 15/08/2016 10:00, rattlesnake wrote:
>>> On 08/14/2016 07:07 PM, Tony944 wrote:
>>>> My kitchen faucet moves left/right via concentric
>>>> cylinders. IIRC, they're brass.
>>>> It's getting stiff and I want to lubricate it.
>>>> What can I use that's non-toxic and harmless to the O-rings?
>>>> Probably can't be water-soluble either.
>>>
>>> try some ear wax on a q-tip
>> >
>> Silicone grease.
>
> I use WD40 on everything, and despite being told it won't last, it does.
>

Silicone grease is the standard lubricant for plumbing. It's non toxic
and does not rot rubber O rings and is safe to use with potable water.

[James Wilkinson]

Yes I'd use it if I was putting something together, but to fix something, a quick squirt with WD40 works wonders.

--
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[Bod]

On 15/08/2016 15:58, James Wilkinson wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Aug 2016 15:54:29 +0100, Bod <bodr...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 15/08/2016 15:46, James Wilkinson wrote:
>>> On Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:26:43 +0100, Bod <bodr...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 15/08/2016 10:00, rattlesnake wrote:
>>>>> On 08/14/2016 07:07 PM, Tony944 wrote:
>>>>>> My kitchen faucet moves left/right via concentric
>>>>>> cylinders. IIRC, they're brass.
>>>>>> It's getting stiff and I want to lubricate it.
>>>>>> What can I use that's non-toxic and harmless to the O-rings?
>>>>>> Probably can't be water-soluble either.
>>>>>
>>>>> try some ear wax on a q-tip
>>>> >
>>>> Silicone grease.
>>>
>>> I use WD40 on everything, and despite being told it won't last, it does.
>>>
>> Silicone grease is the standard lubricant for plumbing. It's non toxic
>> and does not rot rubber O rings and is safe to use with potable water.
>
> Yes I'd use it if I was putting something together, but to fix
> something, a quick squirt with WD40 works wonders.
>

WD40 is basically a solvent, not a lubricant.

[Oren]

On Sun, 14 Aug 2016 19:10:59 -0400, "David L. Martel"
<mart...@frontier.com> wrote:

+1 ... and it is designated "food grade".

[James Wilkinson]

It works well as both.

--
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- Army preventative maintainance publication

[Tony944]

Sorry Mike some of us having little fun.
Go to pool supply store must of them carry grease that is use on
gaskets for water pumps and filters this should do the job!!

"mike" wrote in message news:noqh1h$9ak$1...@dont-email.me...

[Paul]

yes, earwax is a self-cleaning agent, with protective, lubricating and antibacterial properties.

[Bob F]

On 8/15/2016 8:18 AM, James Wilkinson wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Aug 2016 16:11:55 +0100, Bod <bodr...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 15/08/2016 15:58, James Wilkinson wrote:
>>> On Mon, 15 Aug 2016 15:54:29 +0100, Bod <bodr...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 15/08/2016 15:46, James Wilkinson wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:26:43 +0100, Bod <bodr...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 15/08/2016 10:00, rattlesnake wrote:
>>>>>>> On 08/14/2016 07:07 PM, Tony944 wrote:
>>>>>>>> My kitchen faucet moves left/right via concentric
>>>>>>>> cylinders. IIRC, they're brass.
>>>>>>>> It's getting stiff and I want to lubricate it.
>>>>>>>> What can I use that's non-toxic and harmless to the O-rings?
>>>>>>>> Probably can't be water-soluble either.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> try some ear wax on a q-tip
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> Silicone grease.
>>>>>
>>>>> I use WD40 on everything, and despite being told it won't last, it
>>>>> does.
>>>>>
>>>> Silicone grease is the standard lubricant for plumbing. It's non toxic
>>>> and does not rot rubber O rings and is safe to use with potable water.
>>>
>>> Yes I'd use it if I was putting something together, but to fix
>>> something, a quick squirt with WD40 works wonders.
>>>
>> WD40 is basically a solvent, not a lubricant.
>
> It works well as both.
>

You keep pushing this stuff. Fine for you if you don't care what poisons
you drink, but my family will pass. I'd recommend the same to all others.

[James Wilkinson]

There are "poisons" everywhere. Your body doesn't die because you ingest a bit.

--
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In 1873, the British refined the idea by taking the intestine out of the goat first.

[Uncle Monster]

It's amazing what toxins that naturally occur which the human liver filters out of our bloodstreams. You really have to abuse your liver or catch some liver destroying disease to get into trouble. Plus every sort of microscopic organism is constantly attacking humans. I'm surprised I'm still alive after all the crap I've been through. o_O

[8~{} Uncle Surviving Monster

[Paint...@unlisted.moo]

On Sun, 14 Aug 2016 19:10:59 -0400, "David L. Martel"
<mart...@frontier.com> wrote:

Yep, thats what I was gonna suggest. I've used it for decades and it
works well. It's made for faucets so it has to be non-toxic, (and should
say so on the label).

[Uncle Monster]

I didn't know it contained fumed silica. You can take a look at what traditional "Plumber's Grease" contains. There are two PDF documents. ^_^

http://www.oatey.com/brands/hercules/products/oils-lubricants-and-hand-cleaners/grease/300-degree-plumbers-grease

http://tinyurl.com/glwaot7

[8~{} Uncle Greasy Monster

[mike]

I looked into some of the suggestions.
Some say, "not for use on rubber gaskets."
That doesn't meet the requirements so graciously snipped early on.
I haven't found any that actually say you can drink the water
that flows thru it.

My research suggests that "plumber's grease" is intended to be used
on the part of the fixture where the valve shaft exits the body.
Any water force from inside pushes it out of the fixture.
The place I want to
use it is INSIDE the water channel. Water force pushes it inside ME.

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 8/17/2016 1:01 AM, mike wrote:

>
> My research suggests that "plumber's grease" is intended to be used
> on the part of the fixture where the valve shaft exits the body.
> Any water force from inside pushes it out of the fixture.
> The place I want to
> use it is INSIDE the water channel. Water force pushes it inside ME.

One of the original options was to replace the o-rings. You could have
been done by now and had water with no worries about contamination.

Two types of people in the world. Those that research endlessly and
those that actually get the job done.