Tips keep falling off....silicone glue???

[Rob4092]

I have several Pro tank II's and replaced the metal tips with plastic tips. Seems like the plastic tips fall off all the time. Has anyone used a dab of silicone glue to keep them from falling off? Does fast tech offer any tips that are not susceptible to falling off so easy? It isn't a tank issue as all of the Pro tanks have this issue. Advice?

 

[NancyR]

try dental floss under the oring

 

[Mike 586]

Just get new O-rings. I can't remember what size they are, but a 50 pack of them is like $2 or $3 or something ridiculously cheap like that on fasttech.

 

[cinetrope]

If you don't want to wait for a delivery, take the tank and the tip to the plumbing department of your local hardware store. They should have a selection of o-rings in the faucet repair section. Try different ones until you find one that holds the tip securely but still allows you to remove it.

 

[Rob4092]

Nancy, can you explain this better? Thanks!

try dental floss under the oring

 

[Rob4092]

Tried this to no avail. Home Depot has every sized O-ring ever made I think. There just isn't anything that is slightly larger which will work.

 

[Signmaker]

Get about 3" of waxed dental floss. Remove the o-ring from the drip tip. Wrap the dental floss around the groove the o-ring sat in. Hold the loose tail of the floss in place with a fingernail, and put the o-ring back on. Test fit, and if it's still loose, add another couple inches of floss.

 

[SissySpike]

Nancy, can you explain this better? Thanks!

a wrap or two of dental floss under the Oring will shim it out so it works better also not buying the cheapest thing available might be a consideration.

 

[Rob4092]

I have seen tips with two o-rings on them. Is this what they were designed for....keeping the tip from falling off?

 

[SissySpike]

I have seen tips with two o-rings on them. Is this what they were designed for....keeping the tip from falling off?

yes and a better seal if you have a local B&M give them a try you can try them out before you buy them I prefer glass my self. with a SS base Everone is diffrent in what they prefer size materials shape ect....

 

[Ou2mame]

I use dental floss. It works.

 

[nvadasz]

Get about 3" of waxed dental floss. Remove the o-ring from the drip tip. Wrap the dental floss around the groove the o-ring sat in. Hold the loose tail of the floss in place with a fingernail, and put the o-ring back on. Test fit, and if it's still loose, add another couple inches of floss.

Did this with my Nautilus Mini...just wrapped it around the existing O-RING. What I did was to leave the starting end and the finish end out when I shoved it back in and then trimmed it with a razor blade lightly....very very lightly.

 

[Ou2mame]

I take the oring off, and wrap it 4x and leave a bit hanging out and the replace the oring and try. If it doesn't fit, take a round out and cut it. Keep doing that til it's snug. Better than gluing it, jesus..

 

[Hitmetwice]

No to glue, no to silicone.

I'm movin' to montana soon, gonna be a dental floss tycoon...Zappa.