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Default Leaking flex tap connector
(Roger Hayter) wrote in news:1ogug0g.qrw7lapelwpkN%
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John wrote:

The tread is never part of the seal. The seal is the rubber washer
(Probably damaged by overtightening) or an olive - but never the thread.

Except, of course, when it is. Quite common with brass, 'iron' or mild
steel fittings to similar metal fittings or pipes.


Of course - but the use of PTFE tape on everything with a thread is not the
solution to leaks. Most domestic modern applications - other than radiator
tails will not use the fittings you suggest.
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