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if you use lsx you wont have to touch it again fit and forget
Agile said:I never ever thought that I would ever agree on anything with this Trainee Gas man!
However I do have to say that, in my view, with a good quality compression fittings, with copper olives, no other jointing material is necessary.
Having said that, many of the available fittings are not very well made. A common evidence of this is that they click or jerk as they are being tightened up.
Although I will virtually never use jointing compound or PTFE tape on a new fitting, I will often use a little silicone grease on the mating surfaces and particularly on the threads to reduce friction.
On an old or troublesome fitting I use PTFE tape around the olive. Many students put it around the nut threads where it has no function at all.
Tony Glazier
I'm with oilman on this one!But LSX is silicone isn't it?
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I'm with oilman on this one!But LSX is silicone isn't it?
doitall said:After 46 years I'm not about to change
Applying paste give a water proof joint and piece of mind every time, end of story.
gazthepottertonengineer said:i bet you use Hemp as well Do it All instead of PTFE
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