Original Float Valve for Instant Pot LUX 6 Qt 5Qt, Instant Pot Float Valve for IP-LUX50, IP-LUX60 Pressure Cooker with Seal Leaks Ring

Our original float valve (though instant pot claims their lids are dishwasher safe) started to corrode in the dishwasher, and instant is out of the part, which tells me that it's a common problem piece. This replacement is taller, let me emphasis that point, it is NOT the same length as the piece it replaced, but it WILL WORK. Don't panic, lol.I actually prefer the additional height, it gives a much clearer visual indication of achieving a seal.The part is smooth and well made, the aluminum is anodized and not just painted, and the seals appear to be good silicone, passing all the non destructive tests. I can't tell these seals from the factory ones, which I suppose is a good thing.All in all I'd buy it again, and I'm half tempted to, because I only got one small seal for the valve stem and not two. Not worth taking off a star in my book, but worth mentioning.

This came without instructions. Here's what I learned from the web. 1) put a finger over the float valve hole on the top (outside) of the lid. That keeps it from falling out too quickly. 2) flip the lid so that you see the bottom (inside) of the lid. 3) locate the white (or stained tan, if it's older) rubber silicone ring that encircles the float pin. 4) remove the old sealing ring, and release your finger from the outside of the lid so that the old float pin will fall out. 5) drop the NEW pin (SMALLER END FIRST) into the float valve's hole on the OUTSIDE of the lid. 6) hold the new pin in place with your finger on the OUTSIDE of the lid, and flip the lid over to the inside. Use the outside finger to push the pin upward toward the inside of the lif. 7) put the NEW seal ring onto the end of the pin. It's a tight fit. 8) verify that the newly replaced pin does not fall out. It works!!

It has been years since I bought the original Intant Pot. This was the first time I hhad a problem with the original valve. When my Instant Pot began to fail to pressurize, it didn't take long to realize that the float valve silicone was the problem. This float valve and silicone seal was a breeze to replace and got us up and running again quickly. It is everything I expected.

I’ve got a 5 qt instant pot. I’ve had it awhile and now they are not the most common size. But all of my accessories fit this pot. And a new pot is expensive, so I wanted to save this one. This valve just went out. I used it one evening for dinner and the next night it would not seal. It wasn’t too hard to figure out what happened. I found this part easily. It came quickly. I put it on and it worked. It was a very easy replacement. I appreciate that.Later—after the move. So I was moving when I put the valve in. It popped right in, no problem. Just as I wrote earlier. I popped it in, put it in the box, packed it up nice and tight—safe and sound…. So a couple of months ago, I pull it out to make baked potatoes. It’s the only way to do potatoes now. The valve is still there….and….the lid won’t close. There is some sort of flat piece that has to pass over the valve in order for the lid to lock. So, back to the drawing board, so to speak.1) is my appliance an Instant Pot—check2) is my Instant Pot 5 Qt? No. It’s a 6 Qt. Who knew?! But this valve is supposed to be for a 5 or a 6 QT LUX. So check mark anyway.3) is my instant Pot a Lux model? It seems to make a difference. Well, the model number is IP—LUX60. I feel safe making the assumption that it is indeed a LUX. Check, check, and check.So I look it up AGAIN on Amazon. It brings up my choices. I pick the most obvious one—oh look! There’s a “You Purchased” banner at the top. Did Amazon send the wrong valve? I ordered it again. Re wives it in the mail today, AND……it doesn’t work!!!! It won’t seat so that the thingy-thing can’t pass over the top and seal the pot! It also will not pass over the pot if I leave off the silicone gasket dealt that secures it inside the lid.So now what??Instant Pot, if I have to buy another instant pot, it won’t be one of yours.Ohhhhhhhh—-figured it out. This says it fits the LUX 6, then it says it does NOT fit the LUX60….V3!!!!! Seriously!! You can’t make this up. This valve fits every other instant pot 6QT on the planet except my IP—LUX60–V3. The first rule of appliance making SHOULD BE easily replaced parts. You suck, instant pot.

I purchased this set because I needed the "open hole" valve gasket. The image looked exactly like the one I needed and it did fit my 6 qt. Instant Pot Model IP-LUX60-V3 PERFECTLY!!!! I did not need the valve but I replaced it anyways.The valve gasket has an OPEN HOLE in the middle and is NOT a solid piece of Silicone. This is the style that my Instant Pot model needed.I previously had purchased a solid silicone gasket from a different seller, that was described as "fitting" ALL 6 qt Instant Pots, and it did not fit properly. The pressure did not build up and steam kept releasing from valve.Make sure your silicone gasket LOOKS exactly like what you order, don't rely on descriptions that "claim" they fit all 6 qt machines.

I like to have my backups in place so I don't have to stop in the middle of making something. I love the pressure buttons and they work well.

My instant pot was a gift, my family could only afford to give me a refurbished one and this piece was missing. The unit is nearly identical to the one I used at my mother's for years so I'm pretty familiar with how it should look and work. And from my experience this bit sticks up higher than it should and make it look under pressure when it isn't. However, it fits in the ways it needs to fit to function and it works, I've used my instant pot 2-3 times and have had no issues. It's just taller than the one on mom's and so it doesn't hide itself as much when it's depressurized.