I found the brass olives causing probs sometimes, I buy a bag of 100 copper olives now and swap out the brass on the rare occasions compression needs to be used.
I found the brass olives causing probs sometimes, I buy a bag of 100 copper olives now and swap out the brass on the rare occasions compression needs to be used.
Copper's softer so takes to the gap and shapes to the fluted mating surfaces of the coupler easier.
It's not the nut end of the fitting that's the trouble as that has turning force that meshes the end of the olive to the mating surface, it's the body of the fitting end as there's no turning force on that side of the fitting to shape the olive to the mating surface. There's more give in copper and it's doesn't need as hard a turn
Brass always used to have to go to the squeak tight point but even that doesn't seem to work 100% of the time now I find and if I only have brass then it gets a turn of gas PTFE, maybe they've changed the content of the brass these days and it's harder.
If you need to find a tradesperson to get your job done, please try our local search below,
or if you are doing it yourself you can find suppliers local to you.
Select the supplier or trade you require, enter your location to begin your search.
Please select a service and enter a location to continue...
Are you a trade or supplier? You can create your listing free at DIYnot Local