"Dave Plowman (News)" through a haze of senile
flatulence wrote in message ...
In article ,
Doctor Drivel wrote:
The heater should come with a fibre sealing washer, but some sealant
such as Boss White or equivalent is needed for the threads.

More amateur tripe. Appalling.

You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have
none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The
fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand
making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has
heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of
the washer.

Great way to do things.

Of course.

snip senility