fitting a bahroom suite

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Greg6721 wrote: »

yeah i think thats the way to go! i used plenty of pfte tape (the guy in grahams the merchant told me if would help!) and the basin spanner was essential! i will do a once round all the fittings and tighten them all before the big switch on!

Funnily enough though it is not how much PTFE tape you use that is important but it is where you put it..

Best of luck with the switch on.

The last one I did I left a drain valve open..... :eek:

Greg6721

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

Funnily enough though it is not how much PTFE tape you use that is important but it is where you put it..

Best of luck with the switch on.

The last one I did I left a drain valve open..... :eek:

well i hope around the threads on the monoblock taps and on the flexi fits would be ok!

i battered hundreds of the tape on them so i hope for minimal leaking but like anything i am expecting problems as it is my first attempt! who knows! ill tighten evey connection one more time on the off chance they arent tightened to the hilt and see how i get on!

fingers crossed!

andyhop

Greg6721 wrote: »

well i hope around the threads on the monoblock taps and on the flexi fits would be ok!

i battered hundreds of the tape on them so i hope for minimal leaking but like anything i am expecting problems as it is my first attempt! who knows! ill tighten evey connection one more time on the off chance they arent tightened to the hilt and see how i get on!

fingers crossed!

PTFE tape should not have been used on the tap tails, Thats what the rubber o rings are for, You run the risk of stretching the brass tap

PTFE should be wrapped around the olives only on compression fittings and not around the thread

On Iron to copper fittings 15 wraps around the male thread is required

Overtightening can lead to more leaks than under tightening

Greg6721

andyhop wrote: »

PTFE tape should not have been used on the tap tails, Thats what the rubber o rings are for, You run the risk of stretching the brass tap

PTFE should be wrapped around the olives only on compression fittings and not around the thread

On Iron to copper fittings 15 wraps around the male thread is required

Overtightening can lead to more leaks than under tightening

the tap isnt brass but i take your point. it was the guy in the merchants that told me to use the tape. i think the only place i may have misused it is on the tap tails at the bath so i might strip it off before i switch the water back on!

thanks for the advice! i wont tighten the connections again and will see how it goes!

i tell you what though- shifting the old hot taps was brutal! using that basin wrench is tricky if i got £1 for every time i swore when doing it i would be a rich man!

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andyhop wrote: »

PTFE should be wrapped around the olives only on compression fittings and not around the thread

It depends on what type of thread it is.

Taper threads absolutely fine to put PTFE around.

wallbash

Overtightening can lead to more leaks than under tightening

I don't think I have ever done a major plumbing project , without one joint starting to weep . Thats the difference between a pro and a diy'er ( which I am )
But as I expect this slight problem , have the correct spanner ready and waiting.

You can always give it another 'tweak' but if you mash the thread or worse
its down to BQ/ Plumbcentre etc.
I also try not to turn water on at midnight Tomorrow is always a better day.

LondonPlumbers

PTFE is like it say's on most of the packs 'pipe thread joining tape' If you do a compression joint correctly then there is no need for tape at all. All it does is make the finished joint look like a DIY job and not a professional one... But then thats what it is I guess:D

latecomer

Mind you if the plumber does work like our builders one did - I'd rather do it all myself and have a little PTFE showing and no leaks

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latecomer wrote: »

Mind you if the plumber does work like our builders one did - I'd rather do it all myself and have a little PTFE showing and no leaks

The point being PTFE Tape does absolutely nothing to stop leaks if it is used in the wrong places........

latecomer

So you're saying that PTFE cannot stop a leak by being applied to the threads?