Loctite 55

[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!