🛁 Danco 80793 Graphite Valve Stem Packing - 3/32" x 24" - Carded - Black - 1 Piece Review

At work we had five leaking water valves in our hot water central heating system. The plumber charged over $800 to fix it. I bought this and after cleaning the valves, replaced the seals in all five in under an hour. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I don't know why others say it's graphite. It's definitely Teflon/PTFE. They appear to be more or less the same as the Danco 80794 3/32" x 36" valve gasket, only in quantities of 10. is actually 3/32" and 80794 is 5/64" but so far they work the same.)

Bathroom valve stems had to be repackaged as they were manufactured in 1949 and couldn't find a replacement. I did 5 full turns around the stem and it was great. Handle it carefully as it breaks very easily. It's graphite and lubricates the valve well. Would give it 5 stars but I found it without the so called rope making it brittle. As said, just handle it gently and it will seal and hold the valve smoothly.

This pack continues to dissolve in my hot water stick after a few months. When I first used this product I packed both hot and cold sticks. A few months later the hot water faucet leaked. Disassembled but no packaging! I blamed myself and thought I was just distracted and didn't do my job properly. I grabbed it. After a few months the hot water faucet is flowing again. Disassembled and there was no packaging doing it. It works fine on the cold side, so I think it's a star. EDIT: The cold side…

There was a slight hiss when steam and water escaped from a 15 year old valve so I bought these. I used 3 wraps when I really needed about 1.5, they flowed out like soft clay when I tightened the nut. I was shocked that it was so gentle and really didn't expect it to work. Turn on my thermostat and increase the temperature to the max. It's perfectly quiet and I tightened the nut snugly but not too tightly. It is fully sealed and requires no gasket. If you look closely at my photo, you can see…