Hi,
I bought a Kudox towel radiator from B&Q along with taps to replacing another that had gone rusty. I fitted it as per the instructions but found it initially leaked from one tap and now the other is leaking very slightly.
I wiped round the taps with a rag and can see that it is leaking from the joint between the tap and the radiator. I wrapped the thread in white PTFE tape (in the opposite direction to the thread) before tightening it with a 15mm hex radiator key to what I thought was fairly tight. I didn't want to overdo it as there was quite a lot of leverage on the hex key I used and didn't want to stretch the threads.
Did I not put enough PTFE tape on the joint?
Did I not do it up tight enough?
Is there another way of sealing this joint, I did hear this can be done with a paste?
Any hints would be appreciated.
Thanks
Martin
I bought a Kudox towel radiator from B&Q along with taps to replacing another that had gone rusty. I fitted it as per the instructions but found it initially leaked from one tap and now the other is leaking very slightly.
I wiped round the taps with a rag and can see that it is leaking from the joint between the tap and the radiator. I wrapped the thread in white PTFE tape (in the opposite direction to the thread) before tightening it with a 15mm hex radiator key to what I thought was fairly tight. I didn't want to overdo it as there was quite a lot of leverage on the hex key I used and didn't want to stretch the threads.
Did I not put enough PTFE tape on the joint?
Did I not do it up tight enough?
Is there another way of sealing this joint, I did hear this can be done with a paste?
Any hints would be appreciated.
Thanks
Martin