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Good day Wrenches (Joe Nelson here) Dan's correct, a Zinc Oxide layer of lube on the "bulb" will keep it from sieze-welding to the "socket". . I did mostly Apricus gear for Evac-tube installs, but any/every manufacturer I've seen uses some sort of anti-sieze
for their heat-pipes. . I could not find Apricus' product on their website. .Loctite does make a high temp version (LB 8036) that looks perfectly appropriate, but you'd want your manufacturer blessing if possible.
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<div dir="auto">Yes, it\u2019s called zinc oxide just like sunblock but it\u2019s pure zinc oxide<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Jul 5, 2023, at 7:34 AM, Chris Schaefer via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:<br>
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<div>I managed to get myself pulled into an evacuated solar hot water system installed by others. The client is trying to get it reinstated. My question to the community is do you put any kind of high temperature lube on the probe end of the evacuated tube
that inserts into the water manifold and if so what do you suggest? I've attached a picture of the tube probe. I believe these are Sunda tubes.</div>
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