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Finding a square section o ring
Evening all,
I have a mixer tap which leaks at the junction between tap body and swing arm. I took the arm off and found an o ring which needs replacing. It is square in section, ~18 mm internal diameter, 22mm external, 3mm deep. Plumb centres to DIY stores etc all draw blanks. Where does everyone get their o rings from? Thanks Jon |
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Jonathan Telfer wrote:
Evening all, I have a mixer tap which leaks at the junction between tap body and swing arm. I took the arm off and found an o ring which needs replacing. It is square in section, ~18 mm internal diameter, 22mm external, 3mm deep. Plumb centres to DIY stores etc all draw blanks. Where does everyone get their o rings from? Thanks Jon I'll wager it's a round one, squeezed into a square groove http://supaseal.co.uk/products.htm via http://tinyurl.com/5h3ms hth RT |
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[news] wrote:
Jonathan Telfer wrote: Evening all, I have a mixer tap which leaks at the junction between tap body and swing arm. I took the arm off and found an o ring which needs replacing. It is square in section, ~18 mm internal diameter, 22mm external, 3mm deep. Plumb centres to DIY stores etc all draw blanks. Where does everyone get their o rings from? Thanks Jon I'll wager it's a round one, squeezed into a square groove http://supaseal.co.uk/products.htm via http://tinyurl.com/5h3ms hth RT It may be. Itsd also possible to get square section rubber and cut and glue it into a ring with e.g. Cyanoacrylate. |
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On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 21:13:30 +0000, [news] wrote:
Jonathan Telfer wrote: Evening all, I have a mixer tap which leaks at the junction between tap body and swing arm. I took the arm off and found an o ring which needs replacing. It is square in section, ~18 mm internal diameter, 22mm external, 3mm deep. Plumb centres to DIY stores etc all draw blanks. Where does everyone get their o rings from? Thanks Jon I'll wager it's a round one, squeezed into a square groove http://supaseal.co.uk/products.htm via http://tinyurl.com/5h3ms hth RT Thanks for the link. I'm fairly sure it started life with a squared section. It's flat on both internal and external edges + when I showed it to the plumb centre people they remarked on it being square section. |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
[news] wrote: Jonathan Telfer wrote: Evening all, I have a mixer tap which leaks at the junction between tap body and swing arm. I took the arm off and found an o ring which needs replacing. It is square in section, ~18 mm internal diameter, 22mm external, 3mm deep. Plumb centres to DIY stores etc all draw blanks. Where does everyone get their o rings from? Thanks Jon I'll wager it's a round one, squeezed into a square groove http://supaseal.co.uk/products.htm via http://tinyurl.com/5h3ms hth RT It may be. Itsd also possible to get square section rubber and cut and glue it into a ring with e.g. Cyanoacrylate. accepted. in the best traditions of usenet I missed the 'square section' bit. RT |
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It may be. Itsd also possible to get square section rubber and cut and glue it into a ring with e.g. Cyanoacrylate. Or as we do at work, sheet material and gasket punches.... |
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In message ain,
Jonathan Telfer writes RT Thanks for the link. I'm fairly sure it started life with a squared section. It's flat on both internal and external edges + when I showed it to the plumb centre people they remarked on it being square section. You asked the experts then ... It doesn't need to have been compressed that long inside a square section to take on the profile -- geoff |
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In article ain,
Jonathan Telfer wrote: I have a mixer tap which leaks at the junction between tap body and swing arm. I took the arm off and found an o ring which needs replacing. It is square in section, ~18 mm internal diameter, 22mm external, 3mm deep. Plumb centres to DIY stores etc all draw blanks. Where does everyone get their o rings from? I'll bet it started out life as a round one. -- *You sound reasonable......time to up my medication Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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