Outside tap not on straight

[clf-gas]

Get some loctite 55 - about £3 - allows a complete back turn when fully tight without leaking - yay!

£3 where do ya get yours from

 

[Nige F]

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[EliteHeat]

Get some loctite 55 - about £3 - allows a complete back turn when fully tight without leaking - yay!

£3 where do ya get yours from

Alright £2.99 http://www.screwfix.com/search.do?_...h=loctite+55&pn=1&pd=1&pi=1&cn=1&cd=1&x=0&y=0

 

[Strangecloud]

I know this is a very old thread but in case someone is looking for the right answer then you need one of these: then you don't need all that messing around with tape etc.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

This is good stuff and not as expensive as Locktight.

Past on so that tao is straight. Can be still loose. Give 5 mins and it will be watertight and will not move

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[Deleted member 294929]

I know this is a very old thread but in case someone is looking for the right answer then you need one of these: then you don't need all that messing around with tape etc. View attachment 313640

Good idea

 

[Deleted member 267285]

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[fixitflav]

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Has Bosswhite been improved? I thought at one time you had to use hemp with it, and with hemp it was no good for gas, as porous.

 

[Deleted member 267285]

Has Bosswhite been improved? I thought at one time you had to use hemp with it, and with hemp it was no good for gas, as porous.

No idea, tbh I only looked it up as I thought you couldn’t use boss white on potable water (seems TP website could be inaccurate), we used to use boss green for this purpose.

 

[djjohnnyb]

I know I’m bringing up an old thread, but can anyone tell me what this adapter is called please? I’m having a nightmare with an outdoor tap not screwing on straight, so it has to stop before the end of the thread is reached, and no amount of PTFE tape and LS-X is sealing the join. Fibre washers I have don’t fit. I just want to get one of these adapters and be done with it. Thanks.

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

Looks like a Radiator Tail extension, but take it from a Plumber, there is no reason why the joint shouldn't seal with using PTFE tape.

 

[djjohnnyb]

Thanks. It seems my latest attempt with PTFE and LS-X is working, so hopefully this will work now. I had to wrap the PTFE around about 30 times, which is much more than everyone seemed to say reading about it. But the tap is a 3 quarter turn off being fully tight so I guess that much was needed to keep the seal, who knows. Anyway hopefully this works now.

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

Can never have enough PTFE, it'll displace to where it needs to be as you tighten the joint.