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slim63

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A wrap of PTFE round the olives before putting the fitting on never does any harm….
No no no properly fitted compression joints don't need anything more than a smear of boss white. ptfe is for bodging up old fittings that may leak but you need to reuse or for repairing damaged washers or making seals as required

And anyway most of these fitting should be end feed or at worst yorkshire fittings rather than compression, much less chance of a properly soldered fitting leaking that way and as its a bath access for repair is likely to be difficult at best .... do it right and do it once !
 

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No no no properly fitted compression joints don't need anything more than a smear of boss white. ptfe is for bodging up old fittings that may leak but you need to reuse or for repairing damaged washers or making seals as required

And anyway most of these fitting should be end feed or at worst yorkshire fittings rather than compression, much less chance of a properly soldered fitting leaking that way and as its a bath access for repair is likely to be difficult at best .... do it right and do it once !
I would have used plastic push on fittings.(y) Much less fannying. around.

All I will say about PTFE on olives is that I have had even a slight weep after being shown how to do this by a plumber.

each to their own.
 

slim63

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I would have used plastic push on fittings.(y) Much less fannying. around.

All I will say about PTFE on olives is that I have had even a slight weep after being shown how to do this by a plumber.

each to their own.
I am a but oldschool when it comes to plastic push fittings eg I seriously dislike them, just the way I was taught, the only leak we have in our house is from the single push fitting on the outside tap left by the last owner, i will get around to replacing that with copper sometime soon

As for wrapping olives there really is no need on new fittings but if its a used pit of pipe with olive attached a few turns wont hurt, still better to replace if possible though
 

derek kelly

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I always replace olives however good they look, not that I do much plumbing these days, I will however be fitting a sink & a bath but they are plumbed & just need connecting.
 

Squag1

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It's actually a bath being removed but the pipes to the whb are off the supply to the bath and have to be modified so they can be concealed as much as possible.
 

Squag1

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I am a but oldschool when it comes to plastic push fittings eg I seriously dislike them, just the way I was taught, the only leak we have in our house is from the single push fitting on the outside tap left by the last owner, i will get around to replacing that with copper sometime soon
I would use polyethylene as it seems to be able to take a hard frost.
Did it on last house and it survived a few bad winters.

Copper won't survive a bad frost.
 

andyBeaker

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I would use polyethylene as it seems to be able to take a hard frost.
Did it on last house and it survived a few bad winters.

Copper won't survive a bad frost.
Any type of pipe work that freezes is in danger of being damaged. Outside pipe work should ideally be drained before winter.
 

slim63

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I would use polyethylene as it seems to be able to take a hard frost.
Did it on last house and it survived a few bad winters.

Copper won't survive a bad frost.
Well ours seems to have survived for 100+ years the only problems we have had were down to the previous owner being a diy twat
 

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Made a decent donation to fresh start for hens & picking up half a dozen ex battery hens tomorrow.
Shame you live oooop north…my neighbour has an amazing coop that they want to get rid of having finally got shot of her dead husbands chickens a few weeks ago. Central heating and all sorts of chickeny gizmos..
 

derek kelly

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I had a large coop custom made however I needed a tractor to clear the ground & help me erect it, Bev wouldn’t buy me one so the coop is rotting away.
 

Squag1

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Screenshot_20211001-190403_Gallery.jpgoil seal for final drive BMW. Started to leak at weekend. Seal out, next the tricky bit. Trying to avoid splitting the casing.
 

slim63

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Did you buy your house off Beaker?
I honestly think its even worse than that mate, there was damp above the front door because all the compression joints under the bath above were just over finger tight a bit of architrave over one door was in 3 pieces for the sake of £2.50 and i have never seen so many nails in walls in my life just to give you an idea 132 in the front room alone

Done most of it now just the kitchen to sort when funds allow but even in there I already had to move a base unit over 25mm to get the washing machine in, standard layout with standard units and gaps so I have no idea why it was set up so tight as to be unable to get a washer in
 
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