On 14 Dec 2004 06:21:21 GMT, (Bob K 207) wrote:

| Subject: How is a "Gasket" Different from a "Washer?"
| From: "Edwin Pawlowski"
| Date: 12/13/2004 5:28 A.M. Pacific Standard Time
| Message-id: 5Ogvd.2022$ag6.1537@trndny0
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| Washer are disks with a hole in them. they are used to protect surrounding
| surfaces, keep bolt heads or nuts from pulling through a hole, locking nuts
| in place. While they may act as a seal at times, that is not the intended
| purpose.


A washer is a machine that is used to launder clothes.

A gasket is what you blow when the discharge hose from the washer
jumps out of the drain and allows soapy water to flow all over the
laundry room.