Replacement Gasket and Cap for Shark S3501 Steam Pocket Mop water tank

Recently purchased an “Open Box” S3501 Shark Pocket Steam Mop.    I had purchased at a steep discount from one of those sites that sells Amazon returns (Mac.bid) in April 2024.     When I got it unpacked, noticed the cap (and gasket) for the water tank was missing.    

I designed  a replacement for both using Morphi software (a 3d design program no longer available).   If anyone still uses Morphi and wants the original Morphi file to edit, please leave a reply and I will provide.

Suggested print settings:

  I printed the cap itself on a Bambu X1C using PETG, and the gasket was printed on  a i3 MK3S using Sainsmart 85 TPU.    The pictures show the mop and cap sitting on my kitchen counter.    

• Strength (for the cap) - Use 6 walls or greater (I used 8 perimeters).    This is required.  I also used 40% infill.     Need to have the best possible layer adhesion, since there will be some stress pulling on the layers as you tighten the cap

• Fan settings  - Low (30-40%) or off, again to promote better layer adhesion

• Supports -  Required for the cap. Print upside down (cap down, see pictures)

  • I used Organic (Tree) supports.  From the “build plate only” on Bambu Slicer, but I had to turn this setting off on Prusa Slicer.    I set the top z distance to zero, provided better support, but a little more difficult to remove the supports with clean separation.   Not too big a deal, since this is not a sealing surface, and not usually visible.   

  • Using these settings resulted in the best print quality, and easier to remove supports.