> I'm thinking JBWeld is the way to go.
If you're not planning a warrantee claim.
-- Jim
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Yes, the loose threads are FPT. No, the MPT fitting goes into the end of
its threads and is still loose. It's a street L - no room for more threads.
I'm thinking JBWeld is the way to go.
On Sat, Jan 7, 2023 at 2:23 PM mitch--- via Mercedes
wrote:
> On 2023-01-07 15:15, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
On 2023-01-07 15:15, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
Hmm - interesting idea!
The loose threads are FPT?
Your MPT fitting, does it have extra threads showing outside the joint?
If so, you might cut a few threads off the end of the male fitting.
Or better yet, if you have pipe dies, make your own over
Hmm - interesting idea!
On Sat, Jan 7, 2023 at 1:12 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> If you don't need to take it apart again, coat the threads with JB Weld.
>
> On Sat, Jan 7, 2023, at 11:03, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
> > I have a new brass mixing valve in which th
If you don't need to take it apart again, coat the threads with JB Weld.
On Sat, Jan 7, 2023, at 11:03, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
> I have a new brass mixing valve in which the two inlet ½" FIPS threaded
> openings are too large - a male fitting screws easily all the way in.
> I've used 15 wraps
The fitting is defective.. 15 wraps of teflon tape is far too much.
Get a new fitting, test the pieces that screw into it before you buy..
Pipe threads are designed to taper tighten and make a seal... teflon or
pipe joint compound is designed to only fill minor gaps, you have major
thread gaps.
On
I have a new brass mixing valve in which the two inlet ½" FIPS threaded
openings are too large - a male fitting screws easily all the way in.
I've used 15 wraps of teflon tape on a male fitting and it seemed to be
enough, though now with up to 60 psi of water pressure on them, they leak
about an ou
