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  • secrtwpn1
    SubCommittee Member
    • Feb 2003
    • 269

    #1

    O ring education

    I need some help in the "o" ring department. In the past , I have ordered several o rings from the O ring store. They were too hard. So, what am I looking for when I need a softer O ring? The site has a zillion different types.....


    Thanks
    Farlan Clutters
  • tommydeen
    Member
    • Nov 2003
    • 327

    #2
    Does it have specs of the shore hardness of the o rings. I would call the company up and ask
    sigpic. You have to ask yourself one question...would the admiral approve

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    • secrtwpn1
      SubCommittee Member
      • Feb 2003
      • 269

      #3
      What is shore hardness???

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      • aeroengineer1
        Junior Member
        • May 2005
        • 241

        #4
        Mcmaster has a pretty good range of o-rings that you can select from. A typical Buna N o-ring is a 70 durometer (around the hardness of a car tire). You can get soft Buna N o-rings that are a 50 durometer (a little harder than a pencil eraser). For water with chlorine in it, I like to use viton for sealing as it has excellent compatibility with chlorine. You can find them in a 60 durometer here at mcmaster. https://www.mcmaster.com/#o-rings/=1b4t77x

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        • tommydeen
          Member
          • Nov 2003
          • 327

          #5
          Originally posted by secrtwpn View Post
          What is shore hardness???
          sigpic. You have to ask yourself one question...would the admiral approve

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          • tommydeen
            Member
            • Nov 2003
            • 327

            #6
            You also want to read through parts of this
            Manual
            https://www.parker.com/literature/OR...g_Handbook.pdf
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