Handles on pots loosen over time - can I loctite them?
The handles on my pots loosen over time and I have to occasionally tighten the screw that attaches them.
Is there any reason why I can't or shouldn't use Loctite (screw locking compound) on them to secure them?
And if that's the case, why not send them from the factor pre-Loctited?
Best Answer
You could use Loctite 2046 which is food safe. They list deep fryers as a possible application, so it should also work on a cooking pot.
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Answer 2
For anyone coming to this old thread via a search: I haven't tried this, but it might be worth trying a compression washer. I'm not very hopeful, not on technical grounds but because if that worked, the manufacturers would surely do it; repeated heating and cooling are a sure-fire way to loosen things. There are several different types of compression washer (see Wikipedia Washer(hardware), section Spring and locking washers); I don't know which would be best.
If trying Loctite I wouldn't be worried about food-grade types, it's well out of the way of food (unless the screw is actually inside the pan, which I've never seen).
Answer 3
If the handles in question are made of plastic, you would not be able to get the new ones if the old ones break off because screw held with loctite(red) doesn't come off easily.
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