On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:54:05 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

It's the one thing that fills me with horror - trying to get a decent
joint between a plastic thread and copper pipe. The fibre washer
supplied with a tap connector simply isn't soft enough to make a seal.

The fibre washer doesn't have to be soft. When it gets wet it
expands... Just nip 'em up and the expansion, when it gets wet, does
the rest.

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Cheers
Dave.