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- Joined
- Jan 24, 2006
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- Angier, North Carolina
What sort of grease/lubrication should I use when I reassemble the valve for a gas grill?
I am repairing one of the valves on my gas (LP) grill. Why? Because I hate to throw the whole thing away just because I can't find a replacement valve. And the part that needs to be replaced will be a simple lathe job, which means I get to spend time in my hobby shop.
I have figured out why the part broke in the first place -- it was so old that any lubrication was long gone, and the force needed to turn the valve got higher and higher, until - snap! the small stem broke. (This stem engages the actual valve mechanism via a keyway and a spring.)
In my quest for a replacement valve, I verified that new valves of similar (but not quite the same!!) design have lubrication, both on the stem (looks like grease) and some sort of thin film down in the valve itself. Anybody have any ideas about what to use, especially down in the valve itself? I'm wondering what might or might not be compatible with propane. I had thought about using some of the silicon grease that I use in plumbing fixtures ... yes? no?
I am repairing one of the valves on my gas (LP) grill. Why? Because I hate to throw the whole thing away just because I can't find a replacement valve. And the part that needs to be replaced will be a simple lathe job, which means I get to spend time in my hobby shop.
I have figured out why the part broke in the first place -- it was so old that any lubrication was long gone, and the force needed to turn the valve got higher and higher, until - snap! the small stem broke. (This stem engages the actual valve mechanism via a keyway and a spring.)
In my quest for a replacement valve, I verified that new valves of similar (but not quite the same!!) design have lubrication, both on the stem (looks like grease) and some sort of thin film down in the valve itself. Anybody have any ideas about what to use, especially down in the valve itself? I'm wondering what might or might not be compatible with propane. I had thought about using some of the silicon grease that I use in plumbing fixtures ... yes? no?