Please guys, is it necessary to use PTFE tape on compression joints? Thank you
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Oh please - lets not start this thread again 
You're opening a nasty can of worms here untrained. It's been done to death on here!
That being said
, my advice is -
You're opening a nasty can of worms here untrained. It's been done to death on here!That being said
, my advice is - - New compression couplings - Not needed
- Old couplings re-using olives - Yes - Only on Olive - couple of turns
- Old couplings, new copper olive - No - clean sealing faces on body and nut
- Old coupling, new brass olive - Yes - Couple of turns - Clean sealing faces on body and nut
- Compression coupling - on threads - Never
Unless you're using the latest cheap iso valves from wickes... aaarrrgh... Corrugated taper basically... Would put a devil smiley but with the new forum software it doesn't work for me.
There you go
Corrugated taper ISO Valves?? need to go into my local Wickes and give them a slagging then
They actually stopped supplying a non WRAS flexi last time I had a chat with their department manager, was a giggle.
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Sorry to be a pain, I've been hibernating, Many thanks for the info. YNWAOh please - lets not start this thread again
That being said
- New compression couplings - Not needed
- Old couplings re-using olives - Yes - Only on Olive - couple of turns
- Old couplings, new copper olive - No - clean sealing faces on body and nut
- Old coupling, new brass olive - Yes - Couple of turns - Clean sealing faces on body and nut
- Compression coupling - on threads - Never
Can the mods lock this thread quick before the nimrods find it and start giving stooooopid advice again? 
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