Just bought some nipple grommets! (1 Viewer)

Minxy

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... to use instead of the pan stand holders on our Smev cooker! :)

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All of ours have gone brittle and at around £1 each minimum for the 'proper' ones at the price it's worth a punt on these. :D

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Let us know if they fit, my guess would be not as it says 5mm dia for the smaller size and the legs of the pan stand must be not far off that and then the leg has to go right through the grommet if my memory serves me.

Best of luck anyway.

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Went down that road, got the proper ones in the end. Size is right material is not.

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Let us know if they fit, my guess would be not as it says 5mm dia for the smaller size and the legs of the pan stand must be not far off that and then the leg has to go right through the grommet if my memory serves me.

Best of luck anyway.

Martin
I think the stand is made from 3mm diameter, so yhey may well be OK.
 
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... to use instead of the pan stand holders on our Smev cooker! :)

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All of ours have gone brittle and at around £1 each minimum for the 'proper' ones at the price it's worth a punt on these. :D

They look just the ticket! I would think that if they are silicone then they would be fine........ ours have cracked a few times but I badgered the dealer for a dozen spares so still on those at the moment.

I'm also interested in how you get on with them (y)

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I would be very interested to hear how you get on with these Mel. The proper replacements are a) very expensive and b) don't last very long anyway.
 
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I'll let you know how they fare when they arrive - we've measured the existing ones and the pan stand so they should be the right size!

I'm disappointed with the originals though - our camper has been 'lived in' for less than 60 days since we got it in June (long holiday, camper show, a weekend away and a couple of days out) - and all of the original rubber grommets on the cooker have gone brittle, 4 have totally disintegrated now so we need something - these cheapo ones can't be any worse than the proper expensive ones and at the price even if I had to replace them every week days it isn't going to break the bank!

For those who are more flamboyant you can get coloured ones!

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I'm watching this thread to see how they work, cheers

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Ours are more like a ceramic and are still OK although a couple keep coming out when you remove the rack for cleaning. Ours are 10 years old so I don't know if later ones are different.

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I think the right material would be something like PTFE, as heat transfer makes its way down the grid to where it goes through the grommets/nipples, and even a high temperature rubber isn't going to last that long.

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I think the right material would be something like PTFE, as heat transfer makes its way down the grid to where it goes through the grommets/nipples, and even a high temperature rubber isn't going to last that long.

Peter
Possibly, but they can't be any worse than the originals so worth a try at the price.

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Update on the nipple grommets!

The silicone ones arrived and were a bit of a tight fit onto the support stand but would do if needs be, however hubby decided to order some of the rubber ones to see if they were any better - at 99p delivered for 100:

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These arrived today and are a better fit and easier to get on the stand, possibly more 'giving' than silicone, and with 100 of them they should last a long time!

So if you need any go for the rubber ones.

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Update on the nipple grommets!

The silicone ones arrived and were a bit of a tight fit onto the support stand but would do if needs be, however hubby decided to order some of the rubber ones to see if they were any better - at 99p delivered for 100:

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These arrived today and are a better fit and easier to get on the stand, possibly more 'giving' than silicone, and with 100 of them they should last a long time!

So if you need any go for the rubber ones.
What sort of targeted adverts are you now seeing having written so frequently about "NGs", silicone and rubber? :):):)
 
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What sort of targeted adverts are you now seeing having written so frequently about "NGs", silicone and rubber? :):):)
Wouldn't you like to know ... not telling! :D

What sort do you get since you searched for Viagra? :rolleyes:

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Last van they were fine for over 5 years, current van all 3 broke in under a year, had some replacements which are grey and appear to be silicon and dealer assured be they were much improved, 2 of them only lasted a couple of months, I did scrounge some spares so OK for a couple of months.
Why don't manufacturers understand "If it aint broke don't fix it":)
 
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Last van they were fine for over 5 years, current van all 3 broke in under a year, had some replacements which are grey and appear to be silicon and dealer assured be they were much improved, 2 of them only lasted a couple of months, I did scrounge some spares so OK for a couple of months.
Why don't manufacturers understand "If it aint broke don't fix it":)
Yup, same here - the black ones lasted longer, our new van has the grey ones and they didn't even last a 6 week holiday!

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