To lube or not to lube O-rings?

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An Air Spool needs lube.
Came across this thread while wondering whether I should lube my first ever air spool, purchased from DGX along with an SPG. I asked DGX and below is their response:
You can if you want to, there is no definitive guidance one way or another; some do and some don't. If you do, it MUST be very light... almost not visible. We don't at DGX, in my experience causes more problems than it solves.
I am just trying to do due diligence here...is lubing the spool a flip of the coin type of thing? And if I do lube, is either of these OK? The Boss 820 is what I use for my pool pump O-Ring.

Thanks.
 

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Came across this thread while wondering whether I should lube my first ever air spool, purchased from DGX along with an SPG. I asked DGX and below is their response:

I am just trying to do due diligence here...is lubing the spool a flip of the coin type of thing? And if I do lube, is either of these OK? The Boss 820 is what I use for my pool pump O-Ring.

Thanks.
Dont use the pool lube! Its practically glue.

Get some tribolube and use only that for scuba orings.
 
Trident silicone lube. Use that. Just enough to make the O-ring shiny.
I have changed a look of spools that had leaking O-rings. More often the O-ring looks dry. It is a dynamic O-ring (the gauge spins on the hose), so that is a sign it should be lubed.
 
I guess I'm more interested in "should I lube" versus the lube itself. If DGX says no, shouldn't I abide? Maybe I'm overthinking again.
 
I guess I'm more interested in "should I lube" versus the lube itself. If DGX says no, shouldn't I abide? Maybe I'm overthinking again.
DGX says no lube on a spool? Those are dynamic o-rings. I realize the risk is contaminating the SPG with lube, but I lube—a carefully applied amount. No big blobs.
 
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