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Subject: TWL: Re: Impeller shelf life
From: Jean&Michael (jdmw@XXX.XXX)
Date: Mon Jun 03 2002 - 09:50:09 EDT
I have seen a lot of rubber products come packed in a grease like material.
Does anyone have thoughts on that as a preservative? Degrading also would
apply to belts, hoses, gaskets, etc.
Michael Wilkie
MV Dancin' Dolphin
Grass Valley, CA
Moored at St Pete Muni, Fl
> Yep. From everything I've seen, rubber most assuredly has a "shelf
> life," based on temperatures where it's stored, chemical exposure, etc.
> If you're keeping those impellers in your nice hot engine room, they are
> degrading over time. If they've been in a cool place, probably better,
> but sunlight can degrade them too. I'd get some new ones, maybe a couple
> at most, and keep them stored with your wine, in a nice cool dark place.
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