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Packing for D17IV Gas Shutoff Valve?
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    Posted: 26 Oct 2021 at 3:20pm
The shutoff valve on the sediment bowl for my D17IV has been leaking.  I tightened the gland nut but it still leaks.  Now that it is nearly empty, I plan to back off the nut and renew the packing.  Any suggestions?  Would butchers cord work?
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Any small string will work.. if it is teflon or wax coated that helps..  Dental floss , wax string, even plumbers telfon tape can be used.
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I work in the pump business, so I have access to square braided packing. A one or two inch long piece of packing, once you un-braid it, will yield many strings of packing suitable for your task. 
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Originally posted by Dave (Mid-MI) Dave (Mid-MI) wrote:

I work in the pump business, so I have access to square braided packing. A one or two inch long piece of packing, once you un-braid it, will yield many strings of packing suitable for your task. 

  X2 That is the best thing to use for this kind of stuff.


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Dave. Like what’s used in the old sewer pumps
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Thick yellow PTFE gas tape did the job nicely.  I couldn't find any hydraulic or similar string.  Ready for another 60+ years of use. 
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