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> Is it a good idea to put some kind of anti-seize compound when you install
> faucet valves etc. The idea is that years later you want to be able to
> easily unbolt, extract a valve stem etc without struggling with a
> blowtorch.
> This is because after you installed a valve that over time as it sits
> there
> the thing hardens making it very difficult to remove. So anti-seize
> compound is a good preventative measure.
> These are the same things used in automotive mechanics application, ie
> when
> they bolt things to the engine they would put it around the thread of the
> bolt and years later, it can be unbolted easily. The reason I am not
> sure
> is whether this is toxic or not, after all we still have to get water from
> the faucet for cooking etc. Any idea?
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> I don't think i'd use it there.
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> "Orc General" <orc_general@hotmailNOSPEM.com> wrote in message
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> Why not ? Half my city has lead paint used as
> a compound.
> The real reason you use it is to *allow the threads to
> go in deeper, threads seal, not any compound.
>
> BTW, I just had a heavy metal blood test done. I'm clean.
> You have to ax for it. They send the sample to Calif.
> I have lead bodies (FB's) in my knee joint and needed to find out
> if that's a problem.
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> "Ned Flanders" <mrstinky@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> id rather not eat never-sieze thats all.
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> Is this where plumbers grease or silicone grease could be used? I know
> lowes.com specifically says for use as a lubricant on faucet and valve
> stems.
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> "Ned Flanders" <mrstinky@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>Is it a good idea to put some kind of anti-seize compound when you install
>faucet valves etc. The idea is that years later you want to be able to
>easily unbolt, extract a valve stem etc without struggling with a blowtorch.
>This is because after you installed a valve that over time as it sits there
>the thing hardens making it very difficult to remove. So anti-seize
>compound is a good preventative measure.
>These are the same things used in automotive mechanics application, ie when
>they bolt things to the engine they would put it around the thread of the
>bolt and years later, it can be unbolted easily. The reason I am not sure
>is whether this is toxic or not, after all we still have to get water from
>the faucet for cooking etc. Any idea?
>
>
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>