Nylon Washers for Weldless Brew Kettle Add Ons?

[jbakajust1]

Wondering if a Nylon washer can be used with weldless kettle fittings? No one in town has silicone washers, I realize I can order them, but I have to have the kettle put together by Friday afternoon. I can get Nylon washers, food grade, in town. Will they work? Right now I have small pieces of the high temp silicone tubing cut into "washers" that aren't really working.

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Not sure you could get enough "crush" on the nylon washers to effect a seal.

 

[jCOSbrew]

You can order a sheet of 1/16" or 1/8" silicon from Amazon for about $10 and use it to create any size washer or gasket for your kettle.

 

[IslandLizard]

I a pinch any rubber washer will work. You can encapsulate it in (food grade) silicone, if you must.

Or cut a 1-2" section of silicone tubing lengthwise instead of across.

 

[jpalarchio]

Before I started hoarding spare parts, I just bought a silicone bread loaf pan from Target or BBB and cut out my own washers with a razor blade. You could also use a silicone cookie sheet or any piece of bake ware.

For about $7 you could cut out quite a few washers and they worked just fine.

Something like this:

 

[r8odecay]

I have used silicone baby bottle nipples and cut the nipple part out of the washer part.