Fibre Washers? | DIYnot Forums
2003年10月5日 · Whilst replacing my bath taps, I removed the old taps to find that the fibre washers between the tap thread and water feed pipe had completely rotted. I didnt have any new fibre washers of the correct size so I borrowed the rubber ones from my washing machine pipes as a temporary measure (B&Q...
Gas Hob Fiber Washer Replacement | DIYnot Forums
2018年3月8日 · Hey guys, hope you can help me out with some advice, i've lost the original fiber washer that was on my gas hob & i need to buy a replacement for when the kitchen fitters turn up tomorrow. I am reinstalling my old gas hob (whirlpool ), fitters have said that the washer should be green in colour when i am searching the house, can't find it.
Nylon or Fibre washer | DIYnot Forums
2010年2月13日 · There are two major types of fibre washer, some are hygroscopic and eventually fall apart, some are rubberised and last forever. As DH says there are much better materials out there, and it's one of the real pains of plumbing that we have to fight using the crappiest available because that's the way everything seems to come.
Tap Connector Fibre Washer - What Size - DIYnot
2004年11月13日 · The taps are Mercia OT HN Kitchen Tap Lever 1/2" (OT could be QT). I have the yorkshire tap connector that solders to a 15mm pipe but the fibre washer is missing, I wanted to know what to order for spare fibre washers only, I enquired about some 1/2" fibre washers on eBay but seller said not suitable for plumbing (he was selling CH parts).
O-ring or fibre washer? | DIYnot Forums
2019年2月5日 · Have a look at the end face of the immersion boss on the cylinder. If it is flat, use the fibre washer. If it has a groove around the inner circumference, or in the end face itself, I'd be tempted to use the O ring. If you use an O ring on a flat surface, it will tend to be squeezed out, they are intended to sit in a groove.
Should I use fibre or rubber washer? | DIYnot Forums
2007年12月8日 · Some people have told me to use a rubber washer with no jointing compound, but others have told me to use a fibre washer with some boss white on the male threads and smeared thinly across the washer. Those in favour of fibre have said that the rubber washers can swell and leak after a while or can distort when the 2" nut between the pump and ...
Replacement fibre washers for mixer shower bar. - DIYnot
2015年5月5日 · Or do I leave the bolt slightly loose so the fibre washer can swell up a bit, then tighten it right up. If so, how long does it take for a fibre washer to swell up? hours of running water through it? or 1 minute? I'm also concerned about tightening it up too much and shredding the washer inside from the force of it. cheers.
PTFE or fibre washer on a cylinder? | DIYnot Forums
2007年11月28日 · P T F E tape i can understand you thinking this way but when you look at an imm heater there are 2 flat sevices thats why its ok to fix a fibre washer with it be carefull what sort of sealing compound yu use as p t f e is oil based and some compounds are oil based as well by the way someone onece ask me what does p t f e stand for i thought for a moment and said …
TAP CONNECTOR - FIBRE WASHER SUBSTITUTE: - DIYnot
2009年3月31日 · When I tried to use a fibre washer the bosswhite had gone rock-hard on the nut threads (which was impossible to access and clean). It was extremely difficult to get the nut beyond the fibre washer and screw onto the threads of the connector - …
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2009年2月14日 · Fibre washer to tapered compression. frank999; 10 Apr 2020; Plumbing and Central Heating; Replies 4 Views ...