Loctite 55

[ShaunCorbs]

Tell you what it's like learning all over again, even though they are still compression fittings.

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

you don't know your born these days

Told you, you would love them

 

[cr0ft]

Is it normal for the end of the pipe by the fitting to bend onwards very slightly? Nothing leaked but I'm guessing it will do as it's basically a big pneumatic press

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Is it normal for the end of the pipe by the fitting to bend onwards very slightly? Nothing leaked but I'm guessing it will do as it's basically a big pneumatic press

Yes that's normal

Amy pics ?

 

[Chalked]

Pic of Amy. As requested

 

[cr0ft]

Will be grabbing some tomorrow when it doesn't leak

Won't look that good though!

 

[Old Account]

I think I might have been a doughnut and roughed up the grooves of the thread. I get the impression you're supposed to run the saw across the threads rather than along the grooves??

Anything better than a saw blade to rough them up? That will take forever on a 2" thread!

I would just rub the blade from top to bottom of the thread and you will get a pretty nice rough thread which is great for loctite or any other product like horeses hair I guess that's what you guys call it here.

 

[gmartine]

My tube of 557 seems to take overnight to cure properly.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Well you leaking yet ?

 

[cr0ft]

We're there tried the Loctite 55 again today. Must have just been a tight thread on the first one. Worked a treat on the second one today

Broken my commercial plumbing virginity

Non-insulated pipe at the back is mine!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Looks good any reason why you didn't use a f + f lever valve first ??