Hi All

I have a threaded elbow in the wall and need to fit the shower hose connector using a threaded bar. I have out a load of gas grade PTFE tape on the thread hoping that it would seal tightly when I screw it in. I can't screw it all the way in as the connector would be facing the wrong way.

It is fairly tight going in but can easily do it by hand. Testing it seems to be ok but now fearfully that any leak might be going into the wall and therefore not visible. There is a rubber seal between the connector and the facing plate and I have siliconed around the face plate.

Any better suggestions about how to fit it or ensure it is not leaking?

Thanks

Lee

On 18/11/2017 11:28, wrote:

Any better suggestions about how to fit it or ensure it is not leaking?

Fit a second washer?


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On 18/11/2017 11:28, wrote:
Hi All

I have a threaded elbow in the wall and need to fit the shower hose connector using a threaded bar. I have out a load of gas grade PTFE tape on the thread hoping that it would seal tightly when I screw it in. I can't screw it all the way in as the connector would be facing the wrong way.

It is fairly tight going in but can easily do it by hand. Testing it seems to be ok but now fearfully that any leak might be going into the wall and therefore not visible. There is a rubber seal between the connector and the facing plate and I have siliconed around the face plate.

Any better suggestions about how to fit it or ensure it is not leaking?

Thanks

Lee


I prefer Boss White to PTFE.

Thanks.. Is boss white a putty type stuff? Do you just put it on and then let "set"

wrote :
Thanks.. Is boss white a putty type stuff? Do you just put it on and then let
"set"

It is a putty, just put it on and it should seal straight away - or
not.

On 18/11/2017 15:48, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
wrote :
Thanks.. Is boss white a putty type stuff? Do you just put it on and
then let "set"

It is a putty, just put it on and it should seal straight away - or not.

I just find it seals the thread better than PTFE tape. It's messier to
use, which I guess is why PTFE tends to be preferred.

GB wrote:
On 18/11/2017 15:48, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
wrote :
Thanks.. Is boss white a putty type stuff? Do you just put it on and
then let "set"

It is a putty, just put it on and it should seal straight away - or
not.

I just find it seals the thread better than PTFE tape. It's messier to
use, which I guess is why PTFE tends to be preferred.

When I was an apprentice the plumber I was with tried many times to stop a
joint on the cold water tank in the loft leaking using jointing paste. He
was very old school, he was meticulous but was getting a bit flummoxed.
I suggested PTFE tape. It worked. I did not even get a "good idea, well
done" from him. But I did get a dirty look.

Strange as the ones I've seen have a captive nut type system of securing it
so it can point the way you want it.
Brian

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Hi All

I have a threaded elbow in the wall and need to fit the shower hose
connector using a threaded bar. I have out a load of gas grade PTFE tape on
the thread hoping that it would seal tightly when I screw it in. I can't
screw it all the way in as the connector would be facing the wrong way.

It is fairly tight going in but can easily do it by hand. Testing it seems
to be ok but now fearfully that any leak might be going into the wall and
therefore not visible. There is a rubber seal between the connector and the
facing plate and I have siliconed around the face plate.

Any better suggestions about how to fit it or ensure it is not leaking?

Thanks

Lee

In article ,
writes:
Hi All

I have a threaded elbow in the wall and need to fit the shower hose connect=
or using a threaded bar. I have out a load of gas grade PTFE tape on the th=
read hoping that it would seal tightly when I screw it in. I can't screw it=
all the way in as the connector would be facing the wrong way.=20

It is fairly tight going in but can easily do it by hand. Testing it seems =
to be ok but now fearfully that any leak might be going into the wall and t=
herefore not visible. There is a rubber seal between the connector and the =
facing plate and I have siliconed around the face plate. =20

Any better suggestions about how to fit it or ensure it is not leaking?=20

One I fitted recently is a tap connector - parallel thread to seal
against a washer at the open end of the thread, so you can orient
it any way you like.

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