siliconing the sink valve cartridge

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I think I would use some ant-seize compound, rather than silicon grease on the threads.


Exactly.

Silone lube might work if it were inconvenient to get actual an actual anti-seize compound.

And one is not going to wait 30yrs before accessing the innards.

I'd just look for a familiar brand name and make sure it said 'anti-seize' in the description.