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4saken
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american pc 21.5
#9572809 - 01/08/09 06:56 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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so i just got my new 21.5 quart and was wondering do i really need to lube the metal part... i dont feel like driving to get vasoline lol.. im lazy and the bcs game is on
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: 4saken]
#9572823 - 01/08/09 06:58 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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if it says it in the instructions then it must be nessesary. Is this a metal on metal seal??
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yeah it does.. poo okay ill go buy some right now
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: 4saken]
#9572991 - 01/08/09 07:19 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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i heard vegetable oil also works i use it on my rubber seal and it works fine
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Id get some vasoline, rubber seals are a little different. Veg oil will be able to stay on a rubber seal better than a metal on metal.
One of the trusted cultivators here knows his shit about pressure cookers (damn i forget which one) im sure he will chime in soon.
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: 4saken]
#9573203 - 01/08/09 07:49 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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grrrrr i bought the wrong kind!!! does the hand lotion vasoline work? it has petrolatum in there.
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: 4saken]
#9573237 - 01/08/09 07:55 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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The idea of lubricating the seal area of the All American PCs is to prevent the mating surfaces from seizing up during use. The last thing you want is to pry the cover off. I own the same PC and use a thin coat of regular vasoline.
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: 4saken]
#9573258 - 01/08/09 07:58 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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man shit.. so i cant use it huh.. is there any other options.. maybe like peanut butter?
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: 4saken]
#9573295 - 01/08/09 08:04 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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4saken said: man shit.. so i cant use it huh.. is there any other options.. maybe like peanut butter?
Peanut butter is not a suitable lubricant.
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don't use peanut butter. just get regular Vaseline, petroleum jelly.
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: doze]
#9573881 - 01/08/09 09:21 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Vaseline or Crisco. RR
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thats what it was crisco sorry about the veg oil thats what i use for my rubber seal metal on metal needs a thicker lube via Vaseline sorry for the misinformation
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I even rubbed a piece of bacon fat around the edge once when I was out of everything else. You're just trying to prevent galling the mating surfaces. RR
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i applied vasoline.... and its still STUCK!!! wtf.. how the hell do I take this off.... lol
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: 4saken]
#9576603 - 01/09/09 12:02 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Can't go wrong with a bit of vaseline around the ring
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: 4saken]
#9576627 - 01/09/09 12:08 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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4saken said: i applied vasoline.... and its still STUCK!!! wtf.. how the hell do I take this off.... lol
If it stuck, it means you tightened the wing nuts way too tight. All you need to do is snug them up with two fingers, and then give perhaps 1/8 turn after that.
To get it loose, take off all wing nuts but one, and then tighten that one down to break it loose.
You can also stick a large screwdriver under the tabs to pry it up, but be careful: If you break the tab off, you'll be buying a new lid. RR
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: 4saken]
#9576632 - 01/09/09 12:09 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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4saken said: so i just got my new 21.5 quart and was wondering do i really need to lube the metal part... i dont feel like driving to get vasoline lol.. im lazy and the bcs game is on
I have had my pc for about ten years. I think I remember reading somewhere to use vaseline or something on the seal when I bought it but I had not done so in the past 8 years. I had to make sure the lid was pretty damn even and the nuts were cranked down tight in order to get it to seal and not leak while pc'ing. Last year I put some vaseline on it and it seals right up now. I barely tighten the wingnuts. It works better than it ever has. You will get by without lubing it but i would lube it up asap. It reall does work
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: tahoe]
#9576717 - 01/09/09 12:26 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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i got it off safely. hammered the sides lol.. btw does any1 know if to much light karo will cause no liquid culture growth? my baby botles are 4oz not 8..
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: 4saken]
#9576788 - 01/09/09 12:42 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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I've been told repeatedly that vegetable oil works fine on AA PCs.
It's been working great on my 921.
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: PsychOfMSE]
#9576798 - 01/09/09 12:44 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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the problem with veggie oil in general is that it gets sticky. i do not know if this would be a problem with the pc.
Before I used vaseline on my pc I used to have to use a screw driver to pry the lid open. Now it just opens. vaseline is the cure
as for light karo, i would never use it. Malt powder is the best thing going for lc
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: tahoe]
#9576882 - 01/09/09 01:02 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Sugar-Water LC is overrated.
Grain LC (GLC) is the way to go!!
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Re: american pc 21.5 [Re: tahoe]
#9576982 - 01/09/09 01:23 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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god damnit... w.e i might as well use the karo light bcuz i already did it. well see how it goes.
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