Pipe-Lube, Adhesive-Lube and No-Hub Sealant

Pipe-Lube, Adhesive-Lube and No-Hub Sealant



Black Swan manufactures three outstanding products that are used in connecting cast iron soil pipe-Pipe-Lube, Adhesive-Lube and No-Hub Sealant. We will discuss all three products in this article and give you a little idea about these products.


Pipe-Lube

The Black Swan Pipe-Lube has been on the market for many years. This product is basically a soap and is used to slip gaskets into place when you are trying to connect cast iron soil pipe. Without a lubricant, it will be very difficult to slip the gaskets into place and you will have trouble making good connections.

There are many lubricants on the market and some plumbers even use any liquid soap they can find to use as a lubricant. You must be very careful in choosing which product to use. You don't want to use a product that will soften or swell the rubber gasket. If this happens you will have leaks in the future. You will also want to choose a product that does not freeze in the cold weather. There is nothing worse than going out on a job and finding that the lubricant won't work because it has frozen. (The reason some lubricants freeze is because the formula has too much water in it. There is a lot of water in these formulas to make the product cost go down. Yes, sometimes people cut quality to have a sharper price.) You also don't want to use a lubricant that will liquify in hot weather because the lubricant will fall off the pipe before you can slide the gasket into place. One last feature-you do want to have a lubricant that is slippery and that it will work.

Thus, we recommend that you use the Black Swan Pipe-Lube. It is an outstanding product and it is NSF Certified.



Adhesive-Lube

Sometimes just slipping the gasket into place is not enough. This is especially true in large diameter pipe. If you just slip the gasket into place, there is still some potential to have some leaks. In this situation it is nice to have a product that is both a lubricant and a sealant. Thus, the Black Swan Adhesive-Lube was invented. This product is a black liquid that acts as a lubricant to slip the gasket into place and, after it is applied, will start to dry and act as an adhesive. It will improve the seal between the gasket and the soil pipe. This is a great product.

Now, the Black Swan Adhesive-Lube is for use on service weight gaskets. It is not formulated for use on no-hub couplings. The reason is because the solvents in the Adhesive-Lube can possibly attack the no-hub couplings and cause them to swell. This could cause leaks. Despite this fact, Black Swan knows that many plumbers are using the Adhesive-Lube on no-hub couplings with great success. We have never had a complaint that the Adhesive-Lube has caused a failure.

When in doubt, use Black Swan Adhesive-Lube when working with large diameter soil pipe. It will make your life better.


No-Hub Sealant


Since the Adhesive-Lube is not recommend for use on no-hub couplings, Black Swan decided that we should come out with a product that can be used on no-hub couplings. We thought very hard of a name and we did a tremendous amount of research, did market surveys and asked every plumber we knew for a name. After spending thousands of dollars, we finally arrived at the name "No-Hub Sealant". We like this name.

This product is an amber color product and contains no solvents that can attack no-hub couplings. Thus, we can strongly recommend this product. It is a good lubricant and it is a great sealant.

One last point is that the No-Hub Sealant is an excellent product to use when your connections have to pass an air test. Passing an air test is very difficult and just using the no-hub couplings might not work. The Black Swan No-Hub Sealant will help you pass this test.




Thank you for taking the time to read this article and if you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call at 1-800-252-5796.