Washers Don’t Have To Be Only Of Rubber

By Author: John Deangelis
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Plumbers have relied on rubber washers for a long time. However, there are a number of other non-metallic washers available. PFTE, neoprene and foam are some of the other materials used to make washers. The metallic washers are excellent for weight or load bearing. Rubber washers are small disk shaped plates with a hole in the middle that resembles a donut. A wide assortment of rubber washers is available in unique styles, materials and sizes. Their primary utility is prevention of leakage and rubber washers are usually needed to prevent water (or other liquids) from escaping.
On the other hand rubber tubing has multiple usages from being used as a duct from the LPG cylinder to the gas oven to being used to convey steam from one tort to the other in water distillation to spray water in the garden. However, it should be kept in mind that the water hoses used to water the garden are a complicated and hardy version of rubber tubing . Innovative usage of rubber tubing includes making showers for camps. ...
... Every day articles like stethoscopes need rubber tubing.
Rubber door seals used in refrigerators and washing machines need careful cleaning to avoid molding. Modern washing machines use quite small amounts of water, meaning the rubber door seal never gets washed thoroughly. The horrible black marks and stains which come up on your washing machine rubber door seal are actually bacteria and spores that are growing in the warm, moist and dark conditions of the washing machine.
You can prevent them by drying the door rubber. Once or twice a week run a dry cloth around the rubber door seal of your machine to keep it clean and dry. Never, never try to scrub the door seal with anything abrasive since that will damage it. Rubber door seals can also be used to prevent cold air from entering your garage and also keep foreign elements like dirt, bugs, pests, and moisture away from your garage. They are thus useful in eliminating the dangers that can be caused by these agents. We can bond rubber to metals, plastics, ceramics etc. We can also mould different rubbers together where different hardness or colours are required.

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Clifton rubber are specialsit in rubber products like rubber moulding, rubber wahser, rubber door seal, ruber gasket, rubber tubing and also they manufacture engineering services.