Temp resistant food grade silicon...

[James L]

Guys,

I was wondering if you knew where to get small sheets of food grade high temp silicon.. The O-rings that i have on my bulkhead fittings are made of this material, and i managed to tear one yesterday, so i'm one short, and only 3 days away from brewing...

Could anyone suggest a place.. i'm in WA, but if you know of any national franchises i'll give them a try...

[matr]

Try W & M Elliss in Embelton

http://www.wmelliss.com.au - 9377 2998

[el-worto]

If you need an O-ring, (circular in cross section) this probably won't help, but if it's just a gasket you need.. I've read somewhere you can use a piece cut out of a silicon muffin tray or other silicon baking tray. I haven't tried it but it might be worth a shot if you're running out of time.

You'll have to look into it though, I'm not sure it's entirely safe.

[James L]

that is a really good idea...

i'll give it a go if things go awry in the future... i just managed to pinch the last one while i was tightening up my bulkhead fitting, and it is not repairable. i replaced it with another oring that came with the mashmaster weldless thermometer that i thought didnt seal as well, but i have just finished mashing my dortmunder lager and there were no leaks..

[warra48]

The silicone baking tray works well as a source of material for cutting your own washers.
I made my own that way to install the tap in my mash tun.
It is food grade, and will easily cope with even boiling temperatures.

[rwh]

Yeah, you can get "baking sheets" too, that are used in place of baking paper, and being just a flat sheet, they're very easy to just cut to the shape that you need.