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Agreed, I too do not pretend - only a DIYer would suggest otherwise or a poorly qualified person. I don't use jointing compound on water joints either. I use it on gas joints as they often need to bed in more, but on the whole you should not need to use any compound on water joints if you have...

What I still find annoying is why people feel the need to wrap PTFE tape around threads and joints with olives! If water is passing through the thread then the joint has failed and not been made up properly in the first place; use a little jointing paste on the face joint where the olive sits...