oh my jesus christ
Spilt wine it's your fault!!!
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oh my jesus christ
I said 'if they're at all interested' - some people find what you're doing in their house interesting and I'm only too happy to explain if they've asked.But a tissue or your finger will only pick up a drip, - not a very slight dampness that may evaporate almost before appearing.
You must bore people showing them each joint, - try using paste & save time by confidently leaving in the knowledge there will be no weeps ever! :smile:
Using paste would not save me time doing the checks I do, it would take me longer, plus I'm never in a rush.
But, while using paste will add a few seconds each joint (& must admit can be a bit messy on the hands), it will save you time as joints will be watertight. If you ever did have an unpasted joint leak slightly, it probably would waste a lot of time sorting it & perhaps on a call back.
But I haven't experienced the need to use anything on compression fittings so see no point in trying to fix what's not broken. Plus manufacturer's instructions assure me that my way is the correct way.
I see compression fittings with fairly bad corrosion & at the pipe all the time. Copper or brass olives, it doesn't matter.
As to manufacturers instructions - they are not plumbers, so I wouldn't heed what they state nessesarilly. Tightening a fitting to a piece of copper on a bench test & filling it with water & putting it to several bar pressure for a few hours, proves nothing. In the real world it can leak microscopically & also there will be the possibility of slight movement especially on heating pipes.
Not sure if you've notced but I'm a qualified and experienced plumber, I do this sort of thing for a living. Get off my case about it, I don't need your help. When I want help with something I'm not sure or uncomfortable about I'll ask for help but at the moment I'm fine.
Thank you for your concern.
Not sure if you've notced but I'm a qualified and experienced plumber, I do this sort of thing for a living. Get off my case about it, I don't need your help. When I want help with something I'm not sure or uncomfortable about I'll ask for help but at the moment I'm fine.
Thank you for your concern.
Nearly killed me this thread !
Bloody coffee with brandy went down the wrong way !
medieval?your not getting your lance out on anyones bumView attachment 13345
It's like The Magic Roundabout this place. 😉
I've never used anything on compression fittings (although a drop of oil would be good practice) and I'm not looking for a solution to leaky fittings but I'm going to give the Jet Blue a shot. I don't even know why to be honest because it's not like I'll really be able to come back and say - "This gear is amazing, haven't had a leak since I started using it!"
If I get a leak while using it though I'll go all medieval on those who suggested it.
How fast can you guys install an outside tap and do you like landys?
How fast can you guys install an outside tap and do you like landys?
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It's like The Magic Roundabout this place. 😉
I've never used anything on compression fittings (although a drop of oil would be good practice) and I'm not looking for a solution to leaky fittings but I'm going to give the Jet Blue a shot. I don't even know why to be honest because it's not like I'll really be able to come back and say - "This gear is amazing, haven't had a leak since I started using it!"
If I get a leak while using it though I'll go all medieval on those who suggested it.
Why oil mate
Apparently the manufacturer's recommend it on the thread. Suppose it makes sense but I haven't tried it myself.
Don't to me imho nut could come loose to easy
Plus oil can in tool box it be everywhere lol
I'm not sure where to put my flux, pipe or pipe and fitting?
1st gets piece of wood in eye, as he is not wearing goggles, then picks its H&S at its best... sounds like something I would do LMAONothing wrong with making a mistake as long as you learn from it. We've all done something daft in the past.
I have stuck a 32mm core in the wrong place because I didn't draw clear lines.
I once got a woodchip in my eye because I didn't wear safety glasses using a circy saw. Had to pick it out with a knife.
I also forgot to cap off ALL the pipes on a bathroom first fix. Legged it back to stopcock when I heard water gushing from the pipes for thermo mixer shower.
Point is, make a mistake, live and learn!!
Wow a 10 page thread about thread tape on a compression fitting, dunno what's worse this thread or me reading all of it, LOL, a simple answer to all is, each to their own. Can I start a thread, What do you put on your radiator tails?? PTFE, PTFE & Paste?? How many wraps of PTFE??
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