loctite 55

[plumben]

has anyone used Loctite 55 and what's your opinion thanks

 

[Whyme]

Yep, good stuff.

 

[gasmanrob]

It's great for cylinder tappings

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Yeah use it a lot, never had a problem with it b

 

[PlumbBobBob]

i use it and ptfe in equal measure depending on job

 

[turnpin]

Check out their www site they used to give away a sample spool .....regards Turnpinunk:

 

[Ermintrude]

I loves it

 

[plumben]

Check out their www site they used to give away a sample spool .....regards Turnpinunk:

Thanks ill have to do that now,
do you all use its instead of ptfe, gas paste... or only on some applications?
thanks

 

[stevetheplumber]

dont think ive ever had a threaded joint leak with 55 not sure its as good as tape on unions like traps and tap cons

 

[kris]

Ive never used locktite so im curious to see what fols think aswell, when served my time i was never introduced to it so ive never started,

 

[Whyme]

Dogs Knackers good on steel as well as brass. It Locks Tight.

 

[galaxy_plumbing]

love it, used ptfe before but since tried loctite, not going back. only use ptfe occasionally on old olives

 

[kozak1968]

Good stuff. In a tidy spool. Unlike ptfe which ends up all over the tool bag.

 

[PhoenixServices]

Great stuff I use it for loads of things. I like the liquid ptfe for posh towel rail and cast iron radiator unions. Expensive at £15 a tub though.

 

[Roger Welton]

Great stuff, the big spools last for ages and can be had cheaply from flea bay. Also nice you can back off quite a bit and not worry about leaks.

Only problem i have with it is that you cant use it on oil

 

[BLOD]

I'm a fan of it too.
I find you can undo the joint a bit if you've overwound it withoput it leaking.

 

[Paulplumb]

Loctite 55 is the business get your free sample from the link below

[DLMURL="http://www.loctite55.co.uk/index.php?FOLDERID=18078&"]Henkel Loctite - Loctite 55 - Request a sample[/DLMURL]

 

[glasgowplumber]

Not something I use on a daily basis but definitely very handy

 

[rpm]

Great stuff, used it 15yrs or so back, only one problem that I recall and that is you can`t see how much is left in the tub.

 

[Ermintrude]

It's brill use it everyday

 

[IDCHAPPY]

It's the dugs baws

 

[BLOD]

can also be used as floss - if youve got big gaps

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

I'm a fan of it too.
I find you can undo the joint a bit if you've overwound it withoput it leaking.

I said that to the rep at PHEX last year, he winked and said they can't advertise that in case someone floods a castle or something!

 

[glasgowplumber]

can also be used as floss - if youve got big gaps

Floss makes a good replacement for loctite too

 

[hammers4spanner]

Top stuff always find pipefitters hoarding it tho

 

[kay-jay]

Great stuff I use it for loads of things. I like the liquid ptfe for posh towel rail and cast iron radiator unions. Expensive at £15 a tub though.

your paying way too much.
going rate is about 8quid for a 50metre spool round here. but i get it for 2 quid as a local indy bought a load and cant shift it....

 

[kay-jay]

it really is the shizunk:

 

[Neil K]

Its good tack. My old boss back home used to make us use flax/hemp and boss white nothing else. Its good stuff

 

[MarkAqua]

Excellent stuff for any water and gas. DONT USE ON STEAM

 

[R.Oak]

Great stuff, never had a leak with it.

The only thing I would change would be to make the lid easier to remove, its a pain in the bum if you lose the thread and have to get the lid off.

 

[Roger Welton]

Excellent stuff for any water and gas. DONT USE ON STEAM

or oil!

e bay can be your friend goes for £5ish quid for a large roll if you keep your eyes peeled.

 

[plumben]

Thanks for all your replies, just got my free sample just need to try it out now

 

[glasgowplumber]

Loctite 55 is the business get your free sample from the link below

[DLMURL="http://www.loctite55.co.uk/index.php?FOLDERID=18078&"]Henkel Loctite - Loctite 55 - Request a sample[/DLMURL]

arrived today, cheers mate. Can't argue with a freebie

 

[wetdrip]

arrived today, cheers mate. Can't argue with a freebie

Sample arrived my end, too.

 

[MarkAqua]

or oil!

e bay can be your friend goes for £5ish quid for a large roll if you keep your eyes peeled.

why cant you use on oil?