Making silicone dry faster

[user48953]

I took apart my closed loop system this past weekend to do the yearly pump (Dart) cleaning.. well, i decided to use GE Silicone II instead of teflon tape for the threads since that's what MDM recommends.. it was applied on Sat night.. i checked this morning before leaving the house and it was still wet to the touch!

it's been rainy around here since last week, and will probably rain for most of this week.. anyone know an effective way to speed up the drying/curing time of silicone??

 

[Siklid]

a light amount of air movement might help .

a light breeze over it ... or close up the room and get a dehumidifier

 

[CaptainDave]

yeah, couldn't hurt to point a fan at it. if it's that humid it might not make much of a difference though.

 

[greg10]

maybe a hairdryer or a portable heater with a fan?

 

[Bill Wann]

you dont have to wait for it to dry all th way , I use it on all threaded connnections and never wait more than a minut or to be for running water through it . This type of silicon cures by the mosture in the air .

 

[user48953]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7101705#post7101705 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bill Wann
you dont have to wait for it to dry all th way , I use it on all threaded connnections and never wait more than a minut or to be for running water through it . This type of silicon cures by the mosture in the air .

huh?? are you saying it's ok to turn the Dart on if the silicone is still wet?? i.e. there's no "skin" that has formed yet.

 

[Bill Wann]

I do it all the whe time , with much larger pump snad more pressure .
Dont worry about it and turn it on .

 

[Siklid]

since saturday .. yea i would turn it on