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Rhondo
PTFE does not prevent leaks
Eh?
but I do not like someone giving incorrect information on a public forum
Eh?.....
PTFE does not prevent leaks
but I do not like someone giving incorrect information on a public forum
PTFE does not prevent leaks
Eh?
but I do not like someone giving incorrect information on a public forum
Eh?.....
I argue in favour of it because I have tried the method, it is simple, cheap, and it works by preventing leaks on compression fittings. That is not blind prejudice. It evidence-based fact.
If there was a reason like "it makes the pipe split" "it causes a fire" "it makes the brass dezincify" "it blocks venting in the case of overheat" I would listen to it attentively, and examine the evidence.
Have you tried the method and found something wrong with it?
I'm still very anxious to hear if there is something bad that will happen if you put PTFE on an olive. There must surely be some reason other than blind prejudice for arguing against it.
you mean you never ever ever get a leak from a compression fitting?works perfectly well
OK, thanks for that, though as an amateur I haven't got such experience of touch and feel I rely on strength of wrist and an appropriately-sized spanner. Maybe I do mine a bit too tight?On new copper/fitting the PTFE makes it more difficult to feel the desired tightness on the spanner
I have looked at the joints I made two and a half years ago, with PTFE, and none of them has any sign of weeping, limescale, or green runs.
I have looked at the joints I made two and a half years ago, with PTFE, and none of them has any sign of weeping, limescale, or green runs.
If you're covering just the olive, it's unlikely you'll have any trouble. 100% of the compression/PTFE leaks I repair are where the DIYer (or incompetent plumber) has taped the thread and not the olive.
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