We have your standard Moen single handle cartridge kitchen faucet and the problem has been that after correctly replacing that
cartridge after less than a year the rubber o ring hardens and starts leaking water.....now I have been told that according to Moen's own tips for best results you should ALWAYS apply a thin coating of 100% food grade silicone grease to the o ring and possibly the inside of the seating area for that in the faucet body itself.
I want to be very careful about contaminating the water flowing out with that grease, and told that only 100% food grade silicone grease should be used. Is this the real cause of the early failure of the o rings and which greases. I think Dow Molycote is food grade, what is the difference between 100% food grade silicone and just plain
100% silicone grease. Thanks.
cartridge after less than a year the rubber o ring hardens and starts leaking water.....now I have been told that according to Moen's own tips for best results you should ALWAYS apply a thin coating of 100% food grade silicone grease to the o ring and possibly the inside of the seating area for that in the faucet body itself.
I want to be very careful about contaminating the water flowing out with that grease, and told that only 100% food grade silicone grease should be used. Is this the real cause of the early failure of the o rings and which greases. I think Dow Molycote is food grade, what is the difference between 100% food grade silicone and just plain
100% silicone grease. Thanks.