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Outside tap repair


Ferdinand

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Looks like it wasn't tightened enough and no ptfe tape on it.

It's a compression fitting so inspect pipe for damage, inspect the olive and if all is good reassemble with 5 turns of tape and tighten away.

One big wrench to hold the body of the tap and another on the nut.

Hope that's what your asking...

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Yes - pretty much.

 

Get a spare olive to take along just in case. Find some PTFE tape.

 

Then clean the end of the pipe (sandpaper?).

 

Presumably I can use a pair of plumbing spanners.

 

Then see if it is leak proof !

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A good smear of Jet Blue Plus on a compression fitting allows you do do it up tighter, with no nasty brass on brass squeak as well as getting in the nooks and crannies of the threads so as to help make a seal. I don't use ptfe tape at all now on olive type compression fittings. 

 

I push pipe into fitting then smear round where it goes in. Then push the olive down onto the smeared seat. Another smear and do the nut up.

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