Loctite 55

[cr0ft]

Is this stuff rubbish or am I just unlucky? Applied it to a 2" BSP joint as per the instructions. Each time it kept pulling out or jamming up the thread.

Tired 4 times in total before opting for PTFE instead. Job done..

 

[cr0ft]

Do you mean on the left hand side of the pics?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yes, there's one just out of shot on the rider (right hand side) that's all.

In the first pic left I mean

 

[cr0ft]

Oh ok. Would it have saved any joints?

One thing I noticed today is 54mm conpression fittings seem a bit prone to weeping when tightened up!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Would of looked better

Cpvc male iron straight into the lever valve

Then an 11/2 to 54mm male iron the other end to convert back to copper

Hope you left the glue 24 hours to dry before water on

 

[cr0ft]

Fair one re aesthetics!

All but the unions were prefabricated off site so glue had a week to dry.

Both union connections got 22 hours before pressure put through it. To be fair nothing coming out at all and we were there tidying up for 45 mins afterwards.

Couldn't do 24hrs for operational reasons but to be fair glue was solid by 22, nice warm plant room to accelerate chemical reaction.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Fair one re aesthetics!

All but the unions were prefabricated off site so glue had a week to dry.

Both union connections got 22 hours before pressure put through it. To be fair nothing coming out at all and we were there tidying up for 45 mins afterwards.

Couldn't do 24hrs for operational reasons but to be fair glue was solid by 22, nice warm plant room to accelerate chemical reaction.

Nice one, love a bit of pre fab takes all the worries out

How did you get on tightening 54mm up

 

[cr0ft]

Haha, best summed up by the maintenance guy who popped into the plant room whilst I was doing one up with 2' stilsons - 'Jesus is that sweat on your back??'

I also think I have broken our 9st apprentice..

 

[ShaunCorbs]

should of given him the 12" ones

 

[cr0ft]

Or a set of wide jaw adjustables. Was tightening up one thread on the floor. He was standing on one stilsons while I did the other. Kept lifting him off the floor lol.

Good lad though, very helpful!

 

[Last Plumber]

Oh ok. Would it have saved any joints?

One thing I noticed today is 54mm conpression fittings seem a bit prone to weeping when tightened up!

If you can use it, Boss white makes it a lot easier. Oil based!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

If you can use it, Boss white makes it a lot easier. Oil based!

Can't use it these days as non potable but it's bloody great still

Jet blue v2 I use like boss with slightly more solid but still workable

 

[Last Plumber]

Can't use it these days as non potable but it's bloody great still

Jet blue v2 I use like boss with slightly more solid but still workable

No, I wouldn't use it on Potable Water. Never used it for that.
That's why I said "if you can".

 

[ShaunCorbs]

No, I wouldn't use it on Potable Water. Never used it for that.
That's why I said "if you can".

Can't beat boss white and hemp

 

[TMHM]

One positive from today - Yorkshire Xpress fittings are brilliant aren't they, made in seconds! I'm a convert.

How do you get them off again? Or cant you?

 

[TMHM]

fwiw - to my untrained eye - thats almost a work of art

 

[ShaunCorbs]

How do you get them off again? Or cant you?

Yes and no really you can't but if your careful with a grinder you can

 

[TMHM]

Yes and no really you can't but if your careful with a grinder you can

not designed to be removable then like some? good to know

 

[cr0ft]

Yes not supposed to be removable but then if they are as reliable as they were when we installed them can't see you needing to. All joints go together in seconds perfectly. When guns become more affordable I can see them taking off big style. So much less time/hassle than soldering.

 

[TMHM]

just seen the price of the press tool . Maybe I wont.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yes not supposed to be removable but then if they are as reliable as they were when we installed them can't see you needing to. All joints go together in seconds perfectly. When guns become more affordable I can see them taking off big style. So much less time/hassle than soldering.

TBH I think there affordable you only need several bad joints that suck up an hour or two for it to pay for itself

 

[TMHM]

The ones I saw were £700+. How much do you charge an hour

 

[ShaunCorbs]

30-90 an hour depending on what we're doing