Mocoondo wrote:
Do you also soak your tires, belts, hoses and door seals in antifreeze during the off season?. Or what about the year or two those seals are sitting dry in the packaging or on a warehouse shelf before being installed.
Some old wives tales die harder than others.
Of course not. But as a pool-and-spa store owner for years, and a Certified Level II Service Technician, I have seen personally what can happen when the seals around a gate valve dry out - it was one of my favorite service calls because they are so easy to replace. Of course it's a pleasant job when dealing with the clean water of a hot tub; probably not so much when you're replacing black tank valves. There is absolutely NO difference between an RV gate valve and a hot tub gate valve. And when the gate valves are new, there's some sort of greasy coating over the seals - kind of like vaseline. To keep them from drying out. So I will continue to keep my seals "wet", thanks.
