"Dave Plowman (News)" through a haze of senile
flatulence wrote in message ...
In article ws.net,
Doctor Drivel wrote:

I'd say either the pipe or fittings were damaged in some way -
assuming you could get enough purchase to tighten them fully.

But I always put a few turns of PTFE round the olive before tightening

Appalling senile missadvice. DO NOT use PTFE on the olive when using
copper pipe.

Think

Don't think, it does you no good

snip senile drivel