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bumblegit
Joined: 09 Jan 2010
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Chaps, first ever post, please bear with it !
Fitted a new garden tap, but the joint,which is threaded, leaks, not a lot, but enough to be annoying. I used PTFE tape. Is there anything better ?
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HERTSDRAINAGE2010
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:31 pm |
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More PTFE tape.
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Nige F
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HERTSDRAINAGE2010
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| Nige F wrote: | Hemp and boss white - but the water police will be after you  |
Nige, HOW old are you???? 
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matt1e
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:37 pm |
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Loctite 55, great stuff!
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hobhead
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:39 pm |
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loctite 55 thread cord. you can back it off a bit without it leaking so ideal to get your tap straight! |
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Gasguru
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:43 pm |
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Wind the tape to form a taper. |
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Jake1886
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:22 pm |
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Are you winding the PTFE around the thread the correct way? |
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adlplumbing
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:24 pm |
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hold the tap in your left hand
use ptfe in your right
and use the ptfe so it tightends it self
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and use 15raps |
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rojaca
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:26 pm |
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thats a p155 poor diagram adl 
Just check you have'nt overtightened the fitting and cracked the female part of the wallplate. |
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