Leaking stop tap

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marsaday

I have the old lead pipe coming into the house with the stop tap on it. It then goes into 15mm copper and i have put a new stop tap on this, but i think the lower nut is weeping and i cannot seem to stop the leak no matter how hard i tighten the nut up.

So would you recommend i use a speedfit stop tap, or would you solder on a new length of copper pipe and then put the stop tap onto this newer section of pipe ?
 
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Try ptfe tape or some plumbers mate on the compression. Also check the nut is not damaged and the olive is not twisted.
 
I have the old lead pipe coming into the house with the stop tap on it. It then goes into 15mm copper and i have put a new stop tap on this, but i think the lower nut is weeping and i cannot seem to stop the leak no matter how hard i tighten the nut up.

So would you recommend i use a speedfit stop tap, or would you solder on a new length of copper pipe and then put the stop tap onto this newer section of pipe ?

As PrenticeBoyofDerry said you may have damaged the olive. When doing up compression fittings over tightening is one way to get a leak!
Generally you should do the nut up until all slack is taken up, then its a bit more than a half turn to complete.

Prestex used to have a video, I will link if I can find it again

Edit: http://pegleryorkshire.co.uk/EN/VideosAndTraining/Videos watch the Kuterlite video
 
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Thanks for video link. I got some tape on it today and it looks to have done the job.
 

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