Next message: David White: "Re: [world-cruising] Drippless packing"
At 12:35 PM 1/1/2008, you wrote:
>Why would one deal with packing material when dripless shaft seals
>are available?
Because it is a simple, reliable and inexpensive solution to the problem.
Shaft seals work well until they do not work at all. When they fail there
is no way to fix them aside from part replacement. Teflon packing works
well. My experience is 12 years with out a drip. Cost? About $3.
Installation? 0 Maintenance? Occasional ( Every two or three years) take up
on the stuffing box bolts. Reliability? 100%
Philip
Philip & Marilyn Lange
AE4OV & KD4JRC,
ORYOKI
Witness 35 Catamaran
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