Dear all,
after soldering a piece of 22 mm copper pipe into the female end of a 90 degree street elbow I tried fitting the other end (male) into a compression fitting. This part of the joint now leaks. I un-screwed the nut, wrapped some PTFE tape around the thread and re-tightened. It still leaks.
Now I'm wondering if there's enough length on the male part (no jokes!) to properly reach into the compression joint?! - Should this make a difference? i.e. does the male part have to be pushed right in to the compression joint so that it can't go any further? If so, I don't think it is going all the way in due to the nut hindering it because of the bend in the elbow.
Hope all this makes sense and any help or solutions would be much appreciated.
after soldering a piece of 22 mm copper pipe into the female end of a 90 degree street elbow I tried fitting the other end (male) into a compression fitting. This part of the joint now leaks. I un-screwed the nut, wrapped some PTFE tape around the thread and re-tightened. It still leaks.
Now I'm wondering if there's enough length on the male part (no jokes!) to properly reach into the compression joint?! - Should this make a difference? i.e. does the male part have to be pushed right in to the compression joint so that it can't go any further? If so, I don't think it is going all the way in due to the nut hindering it because of the bend in the elbow.
Hope all this makes sense and any help or solutions would be much appreciated.