In article ,
Chris Bacon wrote:
With a properly made compression joint it isn't possible to remove the
olive without splitting it - it should be sort of cold welded on,
without noticeably distorting the pipe diameter.

Nothing's "welded", the olive indents the tube a fraction. It
doesn't need much.

That's why I said 'sort of' meaning it can't be moved.


If you can pull off the olive or turn it it wasn't tight enough.

Absolutely.

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