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Re: Thoughts on a good lubricant?
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:35 pm
by SleepingUgly
trike-mike wrote:BTW, a wrap of teflon tape did it for me...
Where exactly did you wrap it? How did you get the swivel back on once you put tape? And how does it work with washing it?
Re: Thoughts on a good lubricant?
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:42 pm
by OutaSync
Re: Thoughts on a good lubricant?
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:50 pm
by SleepingUgly
Is the white the teflon tape? Is it on the outside or inside? On the bottom piece, it looks like it's inside...
Re: Thoughts on a good lubricant?
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:09 pm
by trike-mike
SleepingUgly wrote:
Is the white the teflon tape? Is it on the outside or inside? On the bottom piece, it looks like it's inside...
I wrapped the teflon tape around where the swivel goes in the mask. I did NOT overlap it other than that needed for it to stick and pulled rather taut to thin it out then inserted as normal. To wash it, one will need only get under the edge of it and lift it away. It fits by friction and does not have any adhesive on it.
Re: Thoughts on a good lubricant?
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:47 pm
by spitintheocean
Why would you even consider dissembling that part of the mask to wash? If the fitting has been suffiently tightened to prevent pressurized air from escaping I wouldn't consider taking that piece apart unless I was hot-swapping the mask in a third world country.
Re: Thoughts on a good lubricant?
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 3:55 pm
by trike-mike
Therein lies the detail. I cited how to do it if one WAS to take it apart to wash.
I ain't a gonna be doin' that
Re: Thoughts on a good lubricant?
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:47 pm
by Junebug999
GET OUT!!!! KY Liquid on the joint.....well.....my quattro is a little squeaky
I'll have to ask someone to buy it for me....i'm too embarrassed -- NO kidding!!!
Re: Thoughts on a good lubricant?
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:37 am
by trike-mike
Perhaps wear the aforementioned mask to go get it?
Re: Thoughts on a good lubricant?
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:52 am
by xenablue
This has turned out to be not just an informative thread, but a lotta laffs as well LOL!
The teflon tape seems to have stopped the squeaks in the swivel on my hose.
I tried KY on my nares to hopefully stop leaks with the nasal pillows, but they were much worse. I guess it's a"YMMV" with this.
Cheers,
xena
Re: Thoughts on a good lubricant?
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:24 am
by SleepingUgly
xenablue wrote:I tried KY on my nares to hopefully stop leaks with the nasal pillows, but they were much worse. I guess it's a"YMMV" with this.
I would expect a runny lubricant like KY to make leaks worse. You need a thick, sticky lubricant for the pillows, like Lansinoh.
Re: Thoughts on a good lubricant?
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 11:55 am
by trike-mike
Dang... Here I was thinking that there was an answer to this....
Re: Thoughts on a good lubricant?
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:02 pm
by Songbirdxox
try paraffin or plain old soap. Take the bar (of either) and rub it around the swivel
Re: Thoughts on a good lubricant?
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:54 pm
by xenablue
SleepingUgly wrote:xenablue wrote:I tried KY on my nares to hopefully stop leaks with the nasal pillows, but they were much worse. I guess it's a"YMMV" with this.
I would expect a runny lubricant like KY to make leaks worse. You need a thick, sticky lubricant for the pillows, like Lansinoh.
Yup, it did just that, like my nose was running over the pillows LOL.
Looks like Lansinoh is the magic stuff!
xena