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Default Gasket Expanded ?

On 4/14/2017 1:57 PM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Frank:
I made mistake of greasing an o-ring on my water filter housing with
Vaseline and it expanded too much. I easily shrunk it back with careful
heating with a heat gun.


I tried that once, but no-go.

Sounds like I am going to try it again - with a little more heat and
time.

Worth trying. Worse you could do was have to buy a new gasket. The
o-ring for my unit listed for $11 which I think is outlandish. OEM
suppliers can hose you with parts cost.