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Alpha Coatings Solves Freezing Problem for RV Toilet Ball Seal
2013-09-19 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Fostoria, OH -- Alpha, a manufacturer and applicator of low-friction coatings for the automotive industry, was recently called by a customer with a tough problem.<br /> <br /> The customer was molding a new EPDM rubber seal used to seal the flush ball of a toilet for Recreational Vehicles (to prevent water leaking past the ball). When the toilet is flushed, the ball is designed to rotate to empty the bowl. The problem: When the temperature dropped below freezing, the plastic ball froze to the ...This story is related to the following:Seal Coatings
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