Towel Radiator Tappings

[TerryWaite]

Does anyone else frequently get problems with the 1/2" Tappings on towel radiators. 90% of the ones I have seen are dog rough, usually a really slack thread, and often leak no matter how much jointing compound you put on.

I generally just use PTFE or loctite on the valve tails, is there anything anyone would reccommend or anything else you can do with a slack thread? No point in changing the rad as the replacement one will be exactly the same.

 

[mountainman]

Sounds like you have two parallel threads there.
PTFE with a smear of LSX usually does the job.

 

[Dan Masey]

I usually just do 17 ish wraps instead of the usual 12 with the PTFE and don't over tighten. I always use plumb blu as well.

 

[TerryWaite]

I put about 20 odd on the last one I did, gotta go back, still weeping. Carp they are.

 

[buckley plumb]

had a few on the cheaper towel rails .noticed some of the rad valve tails have rough threads as well on the boss ones

 

[Ermintrude]

Get some locktight 55 won't leak.

 

[TerryWaite]

Think I'm gonna go for a boss white and loctite 55 combination, they're probably not recommended to go together, but I don't care

 

[Ermintrude]

Think I'm gonna go for a boss white and loctite 55 combination, they're probably not recommended to go together, but I don't care

Boss white is sh............ite. Use jet blue (plumb Center) much thicker and has a slight grain to texture.