Compression fitting question

[CountryFan]

It's still holding ... Here's a picture of another offcut. As you can see it's pretty thick and sort of wedge-shaped.. The other one had a more pronounced wedge and completely flat back end.View attachment 410646

That just looks like an imperial olive. Definitely not flared end

 

[ladwey]

Fair enough! Got really rattled when my first try at attaching it failed. Simplest answer is I didn't tighten it properly -- I was just casting about for other reasons cos I'm desperate for it not to fail again.

 

[Nige F]

old fashioned Prestex olive