Whats your preferred gas jointing compound?

[Ryster]

Quick question for everyone, what is your favourite compund for compression fittings/screwed fittings etc

The only reason I ask is that Rocol has gone upto £16 in my local merchants mg_smile:, so wondered if anyone had any recommendations for other pastes/compounds?

 

[SimonJohns]

Jet blue plus from plumbs/parts/pipe centre

Best stuff ever. You can use it on potable and gas

 

[Ryster]

Jet blue plus from plumbs/parts/pipe centre

Best stuff ever. You can use it on potable and gas

Never been a fan of the Jet stuff, can never seem to get it to spread very well - Always seems to go on in a big clump, then fall off! Might give it another go though, Im not paying £16 for Rocol!

 

[SimonJohns]

Don't put it on hot pipes, it will fall straight off

 

[mike_s]

jet blue plus, tried the others and nothing comes close for me. I've used it for 8 years anyway and see no reason to change, tried rocal but didn't like it, too messy aswell.

 

[Ryster]

Looks like Im giving JetBlue a go!
On a side note, I opened up a compression fitting today and found no paste what-so-ever on it, why does nobody seem to paste their compression fittings?!

 

[Hardy1]

Looks like Im giving JetBlue a go!
On a side note, I opened up a compression fitting today and found no paste what-so-ever on it, why does nobody seem to paste their compression fittings?!

cause you dont need paste on compression fittings just the olive, the olive will keep it water or gas tight.

 

[Ryster]

cause you dont need paste on compression fittings just the olive, the olive will keep it water or gas tight.

I appreciate that, but when opening up a fitting and then tightening it back up again, I dont think I could not put a little bit of something on it. Just wondered if anybody else felt the same? Or is this just me worrying about nothing, as I seem to have done for years!

 

[Barry98]

some people pit ptfe round olives on water pipes Jay how your taught and what your used to

 

[quality]

Loctite 577 on all screwed threads, Never failed me yet

 

[ptr080]

i always put something on compression joints,i know olive do the trick 98% of the time,but is a pain if you have to drain down just for the other 2%,

 

[Leo21]

Rocol,s my favourite. What is really funny though is when people wrap ptfe round the thread on compression fittings, why!

 

[SafeGasInstall]

laco flux and rocol,ptfe

 

[Leo21]

Don't use laco any more, got fed up of glowing in the dark and green hands. I use fernox now much cleaner.

 

[Roger Welton]

Rocol,s my favourite. What is really funny though is when people wrap ptfe round the thread on compression fittings, why!

Rocol for me also.

The ptfe around the treads on compression fittings is to warn you that someone that doesn't quite know what they're up to has been working in the house

 

[SafeGasInstall]

wipe it off Leo , i am using it then i spray fitting with water then wipe of every each of my joint , no mater where it is under or over the floor

 

[Leo21]

wipe it off Leo , i am using it then i spray fitting with water then wipe of every each of my joint , no mater where it is under or over the floor

I wipe every joint as well, but find my rag needs constantly rinsing with laco. If you itch your your face or any where else. Gulp. It stings like a pig. Plus laco is banned in a lot of states in USA because it carsongenic.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

well have used la co for long time never had any green marks of it ! la co my first choice and yellow bottle of gas ! I wash my rag at the end of each working day and my rag never touch the floor or gets any dirty water on ! plus it does not smell as bad as everflux

 

[GQuigley67]

i hate plumbers who use boss white on potable water lol, jet blue all the way for me the bloody stuff is expensive though

 

[Leo21]

I have to admit its the best flux for the job, but can't get on with the smell or how messy it is. I know I'm in the minority because only one place in town stocks it, and they always have plenty in stock.

 

[Ryster]

I hate Laco flux, I find that it spends most of the time spitting into my face even on a low heat with the blowlamp!

 

[AWheating]

i use V2

 

[arran197]

Jet Blue Plus is the best stuff. Can't find anything like it, it's great for everything.

 

[jtsplumbing]

Allways use Rocol on gas ! it is expensive but you get what you pay for, never had any problems with it, have also use jet blue but still think rocol is best !!.

 

[Rickster123]

Rocol for also. I did buy pts own brand when they were out of rocol.. Never again!!