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Compression fitting leak Stormin Mormon 10-22-2007
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 22, 2007, 10:33 pm
Under my trailer, some 1/2 inch soft copper sprang a leak. It's not in a
great place for working. I called the trailer park, and they sent thier man
out to shut off the water. I cut out about a foot of tubing, using a tubing
cutter. I sanded the ends of the tubing, using some sand screen. I used two
compression unions to put the new tubing in. Well, hours later one end of
one fitting is dripping, about one drop a second.

I tried tightening the fitting down a little harder, and it's still
dripping. Any good old country wisdom for stopping a compression fitting
from dripping?

--

Christopher A. Young
.
.



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Posted by news on October 22, 2007, 10:55 pm
easy, just go to the hardware store, buy a small bottle
of pipe thread dope....use it on the threads of the
compression fiting.....it is not for sealing, but rather for
lubrication of the threads....you will be able to tighten
the nut a full turn or more with the lube....it is amazing
how dry brass threads bind up...



> Under my trailer, some 1/2 inch soft copper sprang a leak. It's not in a
> great place for working. I called the trailer park, and they sent thier
> man
> out to shut off the water. I cut out about a foot of tubing, using a
> tubing
> cutter. I sanded the ends of the tubing, using some sand screen. I used
> two
> compression unions to put the new tubing in. Well, hours later one end of
> one fitting is dripping, about one drop a second.
>
> I tried tightening the fitting down a little harder, and it's still
> dripping. Any good old country wisdom for stopping a compression fitting
> from dripping?
>
> --
>
> Christopher A. Young
> .
> .
>
>



Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 23, 2007, 7:50 am
I did spray the fitting with WD-40 before tightening. Might need thread
dope, or some grease on the threads to slick it all together.

--

Christopher A. Young
.
.

easy, just go to the hardware store, buy a small bottle
of pipe thread dope....use it on the threads of the
compression fiting.....it is not for sealing, but rather for
lubrication of the threads....you will be able to tighten
the nut a full turn or more with the lube....it is amazing
how dry brass threads bind up...





Posted by tom on October 22, 2007, 11:03 pm
wrote:
> Under my trailer, some 1/2 inch soft copper sprang a leak. It's not in a
> great place for working. I called the trailer park, and they sent thier man
> out to shut off the water. I cut out about a foot of tubing, using a tubing
> cutter. I sanded the ends of the tubing, using some sand screen. I used two
> compression unions to put the new tubing in. Well, hours later one end of
> one fitting is dripping, about one drop a second.
>
> I tried tightening the fitting down a little harder, and it's still
> dripping. Any good old country wisdom for stopping a compression fitting
> from dripping?
>
> --
>
> Christopher A. Young
> .
> .

Keep tightening? Tom


Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 23, 2007, 7:49 am
That's the easiest answer.

--

Christopher A. Young
.
.


Keep tightening? Tom



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