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04-18-2006

Posted by Croosh on April 18, 2006, 1:10 am

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Hello,
I went to my local hardware store looking for food grade silicone
grease, but the owner only had dielectric grease.
The packaging says tha it should be kept away from the eyes, children
and so on, and when you swallow it, better get you ID and start walking
towards the cementary. One of the sale people apparently worked in an
"aquarium store" and thinks that dielectric grease is very safe etc.
Does anyone have tried that, or does anybody know waht grease is safe
for the tank?

Thank you
Yuriy

Posted by Pszemol on April 18, 2006, 7:32 am

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> I went to my local hardware store looking for food grade silicone
> grease, but the owner only had dielectric grease.
> The packaging says tha it should be kept away from the eyes, children
> and so on, and when you swallow it, better get you ID and start walking
> towards the cementary. One of the sale people apparently worked in an
> "aquarium store" and thinks that dielectric grease is very safe etc.
> Does anyone have tried that, or does anybody know waht grease is safe
> for the tank?

Maybe the stuff divers use for their equipment would be better ?

Posted by Paul Schnettler on April 18, 2006, 9:53 am

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Pszemol wrote:

>> I went to my local hardware store looking for food grade silicone
>> grease, but the owner only had dielectric grease.
>> The packaging says tha it should be kept away from the eyes, children
>> and so on, and when you swallow it, better get you ID and start walking
>> towards the cementary. One of the sale people apparently worked in an
>> "aquarium store" and thinks that dielectric grease is very safe etc.
>> Does anyone have tried that, or does anybody know waht grease is safe
>> for the tank?

>
>
> Maybe the stuff divers use for their equipment would be better ?

Do not use dielectric grease, it's usually got titanium dioxide in it as well as
probably lithium. I would look into the food service industry for the type of
lubricants used with commercial meat slicers. I'll see if I can find a vendor.
<schnauzer>

Posted by Ben on April 18, 2006, 2:01 pm

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Paul Schnettler wrote:

> >
> > Maybe the stuff divers use for their equipment would be better ?

> Do not use dielectric grease, it's usually got titanium dioxide in it as well

> probably lithium. I would look into the food service industry for the type of
> lubricants used with commercial meat slicers. I'll see if I can find a vendor.
> <schnauzer>

Not sure if this would work in the application at hand, but back in the
day when I worked for both a Wendy's and a McDonalds, the lubricant
used for ice cream and shake machines were large bulk tubes of KY
Jelly....

Ben

Posted by George Patterson on April 18, 2006, 9:57 am

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Croosh wrote:

> Does anyone have tried that, or does anybody know waht grease is safe
> for the tank?

There's a white grease that's used to lubricate plumbing fixtures. It's sold in
plastic tins about 2" in diameter and 1/2" thick. It's safe enough to use on
things people drink from. Lowes sells it, if there's one in your area. The stuff
I use is "Plumber's Silicone Grease." It's made by Radiator Specialty Co.,
Charlotte, NC.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

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