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edwardk
Yeah basic question - am a newbie / diy-er...
I have PTFE tape and jointing compound (BOSS Super green pipe jointing compound with PTFE).
I have some radiators to fit up in my house and a pressure reducing valve to fit.
I was looking at the PRV (Caleffi 533841 with a pressure reading dial on it) and was wondering if I should use tape or jointing compound on the join where the dial fits into the main fitting?
Also for the compression fittings to the copper pipe do you normally wrap tape around the olive or add jointing compound to the threads?
I'm guessing tape but how many wraps ? 5 or 10 or more ?
For the radiator fittings (TRV's) I was thinking tape on the olives for the compression fittings and jointing compound on the main thread into the actual radiator.
Is this right?
Thanks
Ed
I have PTFE tape and jointing compound (BOSS Super green pipe jointing compound with PTFE).
I have some radiators to fit up in my house and a pressure reducing valve to fit.
I was looking at the PRV (Caleffi 533841 with a pressure reading dial on it) and was wondering if I should use tape or jointing compound on the join where the dial fits into the main fitting?
Also for the compression fittings to the copper pipe do you normally wrap tape around the olive or add jointing compound to the threads?
I'm guessing tape but how many wraps ? 5 or 10 or more ?
For the radiator fittings (TRV's) I was thinking tape on the olives for the compression fittings and jointing compound on the main thread into the actual radiator.
Is this right?
Thanks
Ed