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Posted by DK on April 5, 2007, 10:53 pm
I'm installing a new Bosch dishwasher. The way the thing is set up, the
elbow fitting where you connect the hot water to, has to be pointing
straight right, at the 3:00 position. The instructions say to be sure not to
tighten it too much.
I bought a new elbow fitting at Home Depot, and when I tighten it -- but not
overtighten it -- so it points to the 3:00 position, it leaks water (yes,
I'm using pipe thread compound on the threads). If I try to tighten it
further, and do another revolution, I can get it around to about the 11:00
position, and then it seems if I tighten it any further, I'm going to be
wrenching on it and possibly damaging it.
Any ideas on what to do? I assume all elbow fittings have the threads
starting in the same place, so even if I replace that, I'd run into a
similar problem.
Any advice would be appreciated!!
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Posted by Tony Hwang on April 5, 2007, 11:29 pm
DK wrote:
> I'm installing a new Bosch dishwasher. The way the thing is set up, the
> elbow fitting where you connect the hot water to, has to be pointing
> straight right, at the 3:00 position. The instructions say to be sure not to
> tighten it too much.
>
> I bought a new elbow fitting at Home Depot, and when I tighten it -- but not
> overtighten it -- so it points to the 3:00 position, it leaks water (yes,
> I'm using pipe thread compound on the threads). If I try to tighten it
> further, and do another revolution, I can get it around to about the 11:00
> position, and then it seems if I tighten it any further, I'm going to be
> wrenching on it and possibly damaging it.
>
> Any ideas on what to do? I assume all elbow fittings have the threads
> starting in the same place, so even if I replace that, I'd run into a
> similar problem.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated!!
>
>
>
Hi,
How about using some
Teflon tape?
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Posted by on April 5, 2007, 11:33 pm
> I'm installing a new Bosch dishwasher. The way the thing is set up, the
> elbow fitting where you connect the hot water to, has to be pointing
> straight right, at the 3:00 position. The instructions say to be sure not to
> tighten it too much.
>
> I bought a new elbow fitting at Home Depot, and when I tighten it -- but not
> overtighten it -- so it points to the 3:00 position, it leaks water (yes,
> I'm using pipe thread compound on the threads). If I try to tighten it
> further, and do another revolution, I can get it around to about the 11:00
> position, and then it seems if I tighten it any further, I'm going to be
> wrenching on it and possibly damaging it.
>
> Any ideas on what to do? I assume all elbow fittings have the threads
> starting in the same place, so even if I replace that, I'd run into a
> similar problem.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated!!
Instead of pipe dope try Teflon tape. Go around the treads
counterclockwise about 4 times. It will fill the treads tigher than
the pipe compound and might end up in the right place. If it is still
not tight at the 3:00 position, take it out, clean off all old tape
then try to wrap 5 turns. Maybe it will come to the right place. In
the alternative, If you are hooking up a stainless steel braided
supply line, is it possible you could use a staight fitting instead of
the standard elbow, and the bend the braided line enough to get on it?
Dave Scudamore
Aroundtoit Handyman
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Posted by DK on April 6, 2007, 8:46 am
> Instead of pipe dope try Teflon tape. Go around the treads
> counterclockwise about 4 times. It will fill the treads tigher than
> the pipe compound and might end up in the right place. If it is still
> not tight at the 3:00 position, take it out, clean off all old tape
> then try to wrap 5 turns. Maybe it will come to the right place. In
> the alternative, If you are hooking up a stainless steel braided
> supply line, is it possible you could use a staight fitting instead of
> the standard elbow, and the bend the braided line enough to get on it?
>
> Dave Scudamore
> Aroundtoit Handyman
Thanks for the tips, everyone. Good idea on the tape ... I didn't realize
that tape is more leak proof than the liquid/gel pipe compound. I always
thought they were about equally as effective, but -- now that a few of you
have mentioned it -- I suppose the tape does a better job of staying in
place on the threads, whereas the pipe compound gel stuff tends to get
pushed back as you tighten the connection.
I'm connecting this to flexible copper pipe that meets it from the 3:00
position, so that's really my only choice of where to hook them up.
Anyway, the tape is worth a try!! Thanks everyone again for the help.
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Posted by MLD on April 6, 2007, 10:28 am
>
> > Instead of pipe dope try Teflon tape. Go around the treads
> > counterclockwise about 4 times. It will fill the treads tigher than
> > the pipe compound and might end up in the right place. If it is still
> > not tight at the 3:00 position, take it out, clean off all old tape
> > then try to wrap 5 turns. Maybe it will come to the right place. In
> > the alternative, If you are hooking up a stainless steel braided
> > supply line, is it possible you could use a staight fitting instead of
> > the standard elbow, and the bend the braided line enough to get on it?
> >
> > Dave Scudamore
> > Aroundtoit Handyman
>
>
> Thanks for the tips, everyone. Good idea on the tape ... I didn't realize
> that tape is more leak proof than the liquid/gel pipe compound. I always
> thought they were about equally as effective, but -- now that a few of you
> have mentioned it -- I suppose the tape does a better job of staying in
> place on the threads, whereas the pipe compound gel stuff tends to get
> pushed back as you tighten the connection.
>
> I'm connecting this to flexible copper pipe that meets it from the 3:00
> position, so that's really my only choice of where to hook them up.
>
> Anyway, the tape is worth a try!! Thanks everyone again for the help.
>
Just had a dishwasher installed. On the elbow the plumber used teflon tape
and then spread compound over the tape. Also used a flexible SS braided
supply line. He did this on every threaded connection.
MLD
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