Hot Water Cylinder Leaking

[Paulo663]

After some advice please. Just installed a new indirect vented copper cylinder and I've got a small weep from the cold water in Male iron 22mm x 1. I use plumbers tape wrapping the threads approximately 10 times.
I've just ordered a 1inch fibre washer, will the washer help and should I apply a larger number of plumbers tape.
Thanks I advance Paul

 

[kris]

I here alot of folks say locktite ive never used it in my life, im not saying not to im just saying i never have ,,

 

[SimonG]

Never used it. Just swapped to an electronic fga, that's enough change for one year. I'll stick with my ptfe and paste 🙂

 

[kris]

Not to off subject simon but what one did u get??

 

[josh]

Lol when you recover from the cost give it a whirl in the future, does its job.

 

[SimonG]

TPI, it's a rental. 24 a month inc vat. Hand it back in 12 months and get another. No calibration or repair expenses.

 

[kris]

Nice one its like a kid on xmas day when they first arrive, i use the testo 330-1ll some piece of kit,

Appoligees to anyone for going off the topic ,, continue

 

[lame plumber]

TPI, it's a rental. 24 a month inc vat. Hand it back in 12 months and get another. No calibration or repair expenses.

Kane 455 CPA1 kitfm JMW costs £586 + vat and 5 x £80 + vat for 5 years calibrations and postage totalling £50 gives total of £1233.20.

TPI rental at £24 x 5 x 12 = £1440 ie costs you £206.8 more and you dont have the printer and other bits left over to carry on using when you replace it. Being that the kane has warranty of 5 years, better to buy it surely, plus the fact its a better bit of kit 🙂

 

[SimonG]

Quite happy renting it. What do you mean about the printer?

 

[kris]

The 455 is a favourite of mine then when the cells were due to be changed (all of them) i went for the newer testo with the coloured screen , (fancied a changed) it does have a pretty price tag , but really worth every penny for all that it does,

Testo 330-1 LL - Flue Gas Analysers | Testo Limited Instruments

 

[lame plumber]

Quite happy renting it. What do you mean about the printer?

I'll replace the fga at yr 5 probably but my printer is already 8 yr old and going fine so I will only buy the fga isrelf which will be cheaper again, but my old one will also go on e bay and raise £100 plus so win win again

 

[SimonG]

Ah with you now. It was a bit late last night. Does the warranty cover the cells?

 

[lame plumber]

Ah with you now. It was a bit late last night. Does the warranty cover the cells?

covers the lot as I understand as long as kane service it annually under their fixed cost scheme

 

[Ray Stafford]

Kane 455 CPA1 kitfm JMW costs £586 + vat and 5 x £80 + vat for 5 years calibrations and postage totalling £50 gives total of £1233.20.

TPI rental at £24 x 5 x 12 = £1440 ie costs you £206.8 more and you dont have the printer and other bits left over to carry on using when you replace it. Being that the kane has warranty of 5 years, better to buy it surely, plus the fact its a better bit of kit 🙂

Depends on whether you have the spare cash, and what value you put on the option to change your mind annually. Buying is almost always better than renting IF YOU ARE SURE that you want to own that specific model/car/house/wife 🙂 for a long period. The benefit of renting is usually that the exit cost is lower if you change your mind.

 

[Centralheatking]

Yes to PTFE BUT we always twist it 8x half way through the wrap and then go flat to finish
in my opinion this makes the joint better centralheatking and why not smack some boss on it
each to his own - CHK

21 raps of ptfe for me. And a smear of paste on the olive. (Balls to the paste haters!)

 

[kay-jay]

Never looked back since I discovered loctite.

 

[lame plumber]

Never looked back since I discovered loctite.

why not, just in case you see it all leaking? 🙂

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Locktite 55 is the dogs for anything thread related 🙂