Aright all... I was wondering how a plumber goes about connecting a female compression fitting to a foam insulated HW cylinder?
I've got the feed and return pipes for the coil on the HW cylinder connected to the cylinder using 22mmx1" F comp fittings. The problem I'm having is that I can't figure out the best way to tighten them once the base of the female fitting is screwed below the level of the cylinder's foam insulation.
I've got a 2" jaw stillson - which is fine for tightening the fitting when it first goes on, but won't fit in the insulation recess to tighten it all the way. I can't find a spanner or a socket big enough for the fitting, and locking pliers don't really work very well either.
Any ideas? our system would be working great if these two fittings weren't weeping :/
Cheers...
I've got the feed and return pipes for the coil on the HW cylinder connected to the cylinder using 22mmx1" F comp fittings. The problem I'm having is that I can't figure out the best way to tighten them once the base of the female fitting is screwed below the level of the cylinder's foam insulation.
I've got a 2" jaw stillson - which is fine for tightening the fitting when it first goes on, but won't fit in the insulation recess to tighten it all the way. I can't find a spanner or a socket big enough for the fitting, and locking pliers don't really work very well either.
Any ideas? our system would be working great if these two fittings weren't weeping :/
Cheers...