End feed fittings being awkward.

[Bogart]

Am sure is not me as I have done end feed fittings before with no problem.
What I am experiencing is that after cleaning up the fitting and the pipe they slip into each other fine but after I apply flux they do not. If I try to turn the fitting on the pipe a lot of the time it is very hard whereas I should have thought would even be easier with flux on it. The flux is fine clean and not full of crap!

 

[Gasmk1]

its not powerflux is it as this is horrible stuff and makes fitting bind

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yep reason I switched to laco

 

[JCplumb]

its not powerflux is it as this is horrible stuff and makes fitting bind

Haha, my first thought too.
It's good at holding a fitting when you want it to, bad at not holding a fitting when you don't

 

[quality]

Yep reason I switched to laco

Laco everytime

 

[Rob Foster]

Some flux is a bit grainy , bakers blue was , laco is ace. Do not ver use live matches to get stuff out of tub , the phisphourous deactivates the flux Rob FOster aka centralheatking

 

[Gasmk1]

i like everflux but its expensive

 

[townfanjon]

i like everflux but its expensive

Too expensive for Mr @Bogart that lol . UTT

 

[Ric2013]

Oh God. Not the which flux is best thread again?

 

[Rob Foster]

Oh God. Not the which flux is best thread again?

It’s a bit like which boiler is best ...but is Sqube better than ordinary tube ..that’s the big question...Rob Foster aka centrakheatking

 

[Riley]

Sqube for me but the suppliers are scarce

 

[Ben-gee]

I'll join in too. Bogart that is the exact reason i switched from powerflux to everflux, you won't believe the difference. I keep a pot of powerflux for those occasions when you don't want a fitting to drop off in an awkward situation.

 

[Bogart]

its not powerflux is it as this is horrible stuff and makes fitting bind

No it is standard Laco.

 

[Bogart]

Too expensive for Mr @Bogart that lol . UTT

Cheeky

 

[ShaunCorbs]

No it is standard Laco.

Old tube ?

 

[Bogart]

Six months at the most.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Six months at the most.

Very strange would think it's just one of them things combination of slightly bigger od tube or smaller is fitting etc

 

[Welder]

Plus 1 for laco. Plus if not cleaned perfectly (yes im human) no corrosion

 

[townfanjon]

Never use anything else but Laco , mainly because its sound gear for gas .

 

[SimonG]

Nowt wrong with power flow, only stuff I use.

 

[Bogart]

Very strange would think it's just one of them things combination of slightly bigger od tube or smaller is fitting etc

Ah well the rads are in with no leaks I actually think the problem is the fittings, Toolstation ones by the way, as those I have had a while all fit nicely. Anyway plenty of time before I replace the rest as the gaffer says what a stupid time of year to have the heating off.
One of the few times I agree with her

 

[Dane Plumbing]

Tried Powerflux but it just sits on the van now.