You might want to spray the locking bit of your biner with T-9 (my
favorite) or sail cote before you use it. Wash the beast with fresh
water as often as you can and replace when the mechanism becomes fouled
with oxidization... Otherwise, if you like the way it works it may
encourage you to use the thing and that has to be good. I'm terrible
about hooking in, but it is the right thing to do.

-- Tom.