No. It’s always a good practice to use the lubricant furnished by the manufacturer. Our lubricant is formulated to be nontoxic, does not support bacterial growth, has no deteriorating effects on the gasket material, and is water soluble so it readily flushes away prior to acceptance testing of the pipeline. It doesn’t impart any taste or odor to the water in the pipeline, and meets the requirements of AWWA/ANSI C111/A21.11.

Because it is water soluble, it’s sometimes difficult to maintain lubrication on wet surfaces such as a wet trench or stream crossing. In these conditions, it’s advisable to apply the lubricant liberally – as much as three times as much as would normally be used.

We do not recommend the use of spray-on lubricants.