potablewater
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We've had three new Worthingtons from XS have o-rings split & extrude on initial fill after the time-honored "hand-tight + a bump" torque method. Replacing the o-rings with Viton (and again using the "hand tight + a bump") solved the problem. Now we're just junking the factory o-rings before the first fill.
Rick
I need to assemble 2 Worthington HP130's from XS and now I read that the included
O-rings might be junk? ***, they don't use Viton to begin with? Ok, should I replace and if so what size, or should I give a try first and see if they split and extrude...
I was concerned with the required torque to assemble the tank and Thermo valve, now I'm concerned with the O-ring issue. Am I overthinking this, or catching a potential problem?
Thanks,
Geoff