PTFE and jointing compound
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No real need for either on a correctly made compression joint ,but a smear of joining compound isn't out of the question.
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Hope you mean on and not in.
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On yes sorryHope you mean on and not in.
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The outside of the olive and the mating surface of the fitting make the leakproof seal so by adding a little compound between the two it gets squashed inbetween.
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