Red Hermetite replacement?

[Richard10002]

My water pump has developed a leak. Its a Shurflo Aquaking Standard made in 1999.

 

I had decided to open it up and seal it with some red Hermetite.

 

However, it seems that red Hermetite has been discontinued.

 

What should I use?

 

Many thanks

 

Richard

[madcat]

Why no more Red Hermetite?

 

Not useful but funny. I knew somebody who crashed out on their bed knackered complete with an open tube of Hermetite.

[Paringa]

I used Fernox LSX on a leaking water pump gasket as a get me home repair...still seems to be up to it. I am too tight to bin it even though I have a replacement...

[zenataomm]

It seems this is what Farmers now use - bet it doesn't smell the same

[Barry]

Many years ago when was a marine engineer then a fitter in a power station Hylomar was used a lot.

 

I wonder if it would work for you

 

 

I read the reviews on the top item (the 40g tube - 16 reviews). Could be just the job

Edited October 23, 2014 by Bazza2

[smileypete]

I'd use Fernox LS-X in the following way:

 

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=70180&p=1412720

 

cheers, Pete.

~smpt~

[NMEA]

How about the proper gasket or O ring? I know it's a whacky suggestion but there you go.

Edited October 23, 2014 by NMEA

[David Schweizer]

When a Shurflo pump starts to leak, it is almost always because the diaphragm/drive unit gasket has failed. They are available as a spare part, but at £28 are not particualrly cheap, I always try to keep one in stock and usually buy it on a Midland Chandlers Freaky Fiday at just over £22. Annoyingly the gasket is no longer available as a separate spare.

 

Edited October 23, 2014 by David Schweizer

[Wanderer Vagabond]

Not one who would normally plug Amazon but this seems to be on their website, isn't that what you were looking for?

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=red+hermetite&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=41263721803&hvpos=1t2&hvexid=&hvnetw=s&hvrand=16000024177276621742&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_8p7vedretw_b

[Black Country Lee]

My water pump has developed a leak. Its a Shurflo Aquaking Standard made in 1999.

 

I had decided to open it up and seal it with some red Hermetite.

 

However, it seems that red Hermetite has been discontinued.

 

What should I use?

 

Many thanks

 

Richard

 

I've got a couple of new tubes here if you need one posting.

 

Lee.

[smileypete]

How about the proper gasket or O ring? I know it's a whacky suggestion but there you go.

 

Most of the time they tend to leak at the edge as the diaphragm material is quite soft and so doesn't perform all that well as an O-ring. Not that hard to re-seal carefully with some LS-X goo.

 

cheers, Pete.

~smpt~