Jon Danniken wrote:
Tony wrote:
Jon Danniken wrote:
steve wrote:
Im apealing to those of you who may have done this before and has
some experience with this problem. I have tried putting vaciline on
it to make it more slippering but that has nto worked.
Petroleum jelly can dissolve some types of o-rings. Better to use a
silicone lubricant for that application.
Since it's food safe and it doesn't spoil I tried mineral oil on an
o-ring in the kitchen spray hose thingy. It swelled up very tight
and I had to take it apart to turn it off. A new o-ring with no lube
seems to work well. (the original problem what the spray hose would
dribble a little water when the faucet was on)

Mineral oil is not silicone lubricant, it is a petroleum derived oil with a
viscosity less than that of petroleum jelly.

Silicone lubricant is not petroleum based, and it is available in food safe
varieties.

I didn't think I was giving that impression that mineral oil is silicone
with my post. I was simply mentioning what I had tried and failed.