Eventually the seals are hard and it drips when pressure arises in the pot. I had always stretched the old seal immediately prior to installation in the lid a bit and made a little wet. Thus, it was better, but it was not a big hit. Now, on the last attempt, she had then adopted - it was torn. Since it had well be that time a new was needed. Suuuuper. The pot has much faster printing and I no longer need as much energy as a small enough for simmering heat setting.