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Is it worth cleaning our an old radiator?
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seatbeltnoob said: You seem to need an ungodly amount of ptfe to seal the tails to the rad.Had a "free" Drayton TRV+valves a while back. Regardless of how much PTFE tape I used, the darned tail just would net seal. A close look at the thread revealed it had a very rough finish, so used a spare I had floating around. Replacement sealed first time with minimal tape.Always worth checking the state of the threads - You shouldn't need much tape or Plumber's Mait to get a good seal.
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Well done.
I wonder if Hawk White might be better, in future jobs, to ensure a seal? Just a smear, and the joint will move it into where it's needed as it's done up.
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