nucleus wrote:

> we now need our third gasket for our Fagor pressure cooker. seems
> like Fagor has a bad design of their pressure cooker or a bad
> design/selection of rubber material for their gasket. we have tried
> all of the tricks for sealing the gasket, from oil to vaseline, with
> vaseline
> being the best suggestion.

Petroleum products like vaseline cause the rapid deterioration of rubber and
rubber-latex products. Silicone "rubber" may not be so affected.

> we suspect that Fagor's requirement that the gasket be replaced every
> 12 months, is a ploy to keep draining the consumer's purse.

Or maybe a way of avoiding problems?

> the plain gasket was NEVER a problem with the old MIRRO pressure
> cooker.

Did you use vaseline on it?

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Dave
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