03-08-2026, 10:10 PM
Oh...I thought you were talking about some electromechanical one.
I have the same one. Or the same type (for regular jobs).
You mean, wrapping the threads in theflon actually makes the difference?
Mine has metal cap, these seem to have plastic ones.
But yeah, can't beat 3 for 7 bucks...
Mine has lasted me at least 15 years, I am down to 2nd tip.
Thing about them, they develop the plug every 15-20 sucktions, so have to be unscrewed and the plug pushed out. If I had to wrap it in theflon every time, that would be a bit onerous. But mine does not seem to suffer from the lack of suction.
I have the same one. Or the same type (for regular jobs).
You mean, wrapping the threads in theflon actually makes the difference?
Mine has metal cap, these seem to have plastic ones.
But yeah, can't beat 3 for 7 bucks...
Mine has lasted me at least 15 years, I am down to 2nd tip.
Thing about them, they develop the plug every 15-20 sucktions, so have to be unscrewed and the plug pushed out. If I had to wrap it in theflon every time, that would be a bit onerous. But mine does not seem to suffer from the lack of suction.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
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