Funny little washer thingy

[Mona Owner]

Hi all. I have an external BBQ that has a hose connection. Within that screw connection is a very small rubber doughnut ring sealing washer. It is found in plan view but also round in cross section and not flat like s tap washer. This has perished and split. Please see photos. Just wondered 1) what it's called so I can look for one. 2) where should I go looking?
Many thanks....

 

[Mona Owner]

It is round in plan view but also round in cross section and not flat like a tap washer.

 

[WynandJean]

Hello and welcome from West Midlands.

O ring? Readily available from any hardware outlet.

Wyn

 

[chaser]

O ring

 

[MikeD]

O ring - you should find one the size you want on ebay.

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[The Wino]

You can buy mixed packs of them.

 

[raysalaugh]

Have you tried taking it to a plumbers suppliers, they will have boxes of various sizes of "O" rings.

 

[tonka]

Ebay, hardware shops, even try poundland..

Sometimes you just need to know what things are called so you can search for them...
I once searched BBC and didnt find any news channels..


https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-...0001&campid=5338547443&icep_item=324179057076

 

[TheBig1]

It's a sex toy for a midget

 

[Fontie]

Engaged brain and deleted post lol

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[IanRJ]

It is round in plan view but also round in cross section and not flat like a tap washer.

That usually means it’s a pressure (compression) washer. Expands outwards when tightened in a fitting

 

[tonyidle]

That usually means it’s a pressure (compression) washer. Expands outwards when tightened in a fitting

It's an "O" ring. Nothing more or less.

 

[Vanderek]

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[Vanderek]

I got mine at same time as I bought four candles

 

[DBK]

Geometrically speaking it's a torus. A surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three-dimensional space about an axis that is coplanar with the circle.

The OP has what is known as a broken torus.

But O ring is more widely understood at your local plumbing shop.

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[Mona Owner]

Many thanks everyone for your replies - even the more humorous ones!
I have now purchased one for the massive sum of 20p.
So gonna close this thread..... bye

 

[Ian Bosman]

Ebay, hardware shops, even try poundland..

Sometimes you just need to know what things are called so you can search for them...
I once searched BBC and didnt find any news channels..


https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-...0001&campid=5338547443&icep_item=324179057076

This reminds me of the time when we had a window smashed by a falling tree branch leaving the front window of our caravan needing replacement in France. Well, we got the glass cut to size and shape (it was a very old van using glass), but then we needed to install it with mastic to seal against leaks. So off we go to a hardware store across the road from the glazier. Ever tried explaining in fractured French/English the stuff required? Until the man in the store having brought out all sorts of stuff used the magic word - "Mastique)" This took us the best part of an hour to get to this word!

 

[Nirvanauk]

It's a sex toy for a midget

Oy, you speak for yourself....

 

[Ingwe]

Many thanks everyone for your replies - even the more humorous ones!
I have now purchased one for the massive sum of 20p.
So gonna close this thread..... bye

One for 20p? You were robbed. 1,000 for £1 on eBay.

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[phillipsheila]

If your o ring broke i suggest you go to the doctors

 

[Bigjohneaton]

bought a box of these all different sizes from aldi so will have them again also seen on ebay