Roger Long wrote:
Anybody used GFO packing? (See more and link on this page)

Http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Strider0605.htm#Packing

It looks like the best of the alternative packings to me both in
theory and handling it.


I considered using this stuff. Flax stuffing always dripped.

Last time I repacked my stuffing box, I used "Syntef Stuffing Box Lube"
with the flax stuffing.

It worked. Standard, cheap, flax stuffing works, with the lube.

Can't figure out what took me so long to get around to using it.

The GFO is pretty cheap too if it lasts as long as they claim and
users say it does. When you factor in the incredible pain of
repacking stuffing boxes like mine, it looks cheaper than flax.

Flax plus the lube is only five bucks cheaper than I paid for the GFO
with shipping.

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Roger Long



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Roger Long wrote:
Anybody used GFO packing? (See more and link on this page)

Http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Strider0605.htm#Packing

It looks like the best of the alternative packings to me both in
theory and handling it.


I considered using this stuff. Flax stuffing always dripped.

Last time I repacked my stuffing box, I used "Syntef Stuffing Box
Lube" with the flax stuffing.

It worked. Standard, cheap, flax stuffing works, with the lube.

Can't figure out what took me so long to get around to using it.

Roger Long wrote:
The GFO is pretty cheap too if it lasts as long as they claim and
users say it does. When you factor in the incredible pain of
repacking stuffing boxes like mine, it looks cheaper than flax.

Flax plus the lube is only five bucks cheaper than I paid for the GFO
with shipping.

I will try it next time.