Re: Outer Ring SW Gasket

From: <Christopher>
Date: Wed Sep 21 2005 - 21:52:00 EDT

On Sep 21, 2005, at 8:41 PM, Satria, Utama wrote:

> If the spiral wound is still in a good shape, would it be blown out or
> leaking ? Any experience with this situation ? How to assess the
> condition of corroded gasket ?

If it's not leaking, everything will be fine until it starts leaking. Then you may have a big leak or a small one. That's all you can say for sure. My experience with seals is that they seem to go at the worst possible time. Better to take the system down at a time of your choosing than to risk an ugly surprise.
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