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Can anybody tell what is the purpose of the thin teflon-like shim between the cap and the membrane holder in R295? I kind of ruined one on a regulator bought from ebay. The whole regulator had a nasty mold odor that wouldn't go away, so I finally resorted to immersing the parts in boiling-hot water with dish soap and sodium bicarbonate. While the rest of the parts behaved, the thin white shim warped instantly.
Is it just a friction-reduction thingy that one can live without, can I cut another one from a thin PE sheet? And also, what can I do to get rid of the smell, because now it's basically unusable.
A photo of what you're taking about would be helpful. I'm afraid from your description I do not know what you are talking about.