On Jan 26, 10:45*pm, JIMMIE wrote:
On Jan 26, 10:45*pm, "Bob F" wrote:



wrote:
I just installed a new 'shutoff' valve on my house water supply line.

I'm using 3/4" PVC pipe, so I got a threaded, PVC adapter with a male
thread that screws into the shutoff valve and the PVC pipe glues into
the female side of the adapter.

OK, so I get 50' of pipe all glued together and connected to the water
meter and slowly open the valve on the water meter. *Well, I have a
slight leak which appears to be from where the threaded adapter screws
into my new shutoff valve.

Should I have used teflon tape on the thread? *Or should I have used
the PVC glue?

PVC rated pipe dope.

Agree, I tend to cross thread PVC into metal when I use it with tape.

Jimmie

Thanks and thanks to all of you.

I used Teflon tape and it seems to be fixed now.

Kind regards.

Lewis.

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