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| message from Dave Plowman on 24 May 2004 |
With ordinary spanners - say about 1ft long, you'll not be able to tighten
it too much. A lick of Fernox sealing compound wouldn't go amiss -
although purists would be right in saying a well made compression fitting
will work ok 'dry'.
However, a solder joint is far less likely to leak if it's made properly,
and it isn't difficult provided you have a decent blowlamp.
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| andrewpreece replied to Dave Plowman on 24 May 2004 |
Compression joints are invaluable where it is wished to disassemble a system
( for whatever reason - but for example, where a solder joint has not been
made properly ). This allows you to get things right or work on the system
in future with minimum fuss. A pipe run completely made with solder joints
is often impossible to disassemble without using a hacksaw as
the merest drop of water trapped in the pipe renders it very difficult to
desolder. The occasional compression joint in the right place allows
draining.
Andy.
Andy.
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| Dave Plowman replied to andrewpreece on 25 May 2004 |
Well, the trick is to make the solder joint correctly - it's not rocket
science. And of course a compression joint is handy to dismantle a system
because there's a compression joint leaking. Silly really.
So you install extra compression joints to make working on the system
easier in the future?
FWIW, if you can't resolder a pipe due to water in it, *then* you can fit
a compression joint.
Better to install proper drain down cocks that take a hose. But use end
feed ones. ;-)
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