In article . com,
George Tingsley wrote:
http://www.calormarineshop.co.uk/boa...on_fitting.htm why
you should not and why you should not over tighten
and that it is the olive alone that forms the water-gas seal

Which gives a vastly different number of turns after finger tight for a
1/2 inch fitting than you recommended in a post.

Make up your mind. Either Calor is correct or not.


VASTLY? read my first reply to Redeye
3/4 turn and another 1/8 if it weeps = 7/8 of a turn from hard hand
tight Calor say 1-1/4
and the difference is HOW MUCH

Please learn news group etiquette and don't shout (caps) - it makes you
look like the newbie you are.

If 1 1/4 turns are what is needed, why mention 3/4? The difference is over
50% so hardly an accurate figure. To a newbie seeking advice - as some are
- it's a recipe for confusion and leaks, and those are *far* more likely
than problems through over-tightening.

you and Drivel make a good double act
he has trouble reading and you cant add-up
must be why you use the squeak method of plumbing

Perhaps you were taught a different way of adding up where large errors
didn't matter. Just as well you're not giving 'advice' on fitting shelves
into an alcove.

However, any engineer would tell you that a given number of turns is only
a rough guide on a device like this. And certainly not the best one.

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