Description
Reliable’s grooved product gaskets deliver versatility to meet installers’ fire protection system needs without requiring checks for colored markings that indicate a certain gasket material with a special performance range. Because all Reliable gaskets are molded from the same grade of EPDM rubber, verification checks and inventory management are greatly simplified. Reliable uses embedded pre-lubrication in all grooved product gaskets as a standard feature, unlike manufacturers where embedded pre-lubrication is only provided in certain products. Embedding lubricants in the gasket material prior to molding allows the lubricant to coat all surfaces of the gasket with a friction-reducing lubricant that improves ease of installation and reduces the potential for the gasket to pinch between the coupling housings. Reliable grooved coupling gaskets also have a secondary dry powder lubricant to allow installers to visually verify that the gasket is lubricated.