OK, day 5 of the plumbing saga and I'm about to shoot myself!!
Everything is installed, all the lines are good. Turn on the air and
about 15 different fittings leak badly!!
So, I started the process of undoing the system to get at the joints.
Turns out, that the joints were tight. They are now f###ing tight and
still leak.
So, it seems that the threads and the joints aren't matting right. I did
you the correct pipe sealer for the job (and I've tried other types.)
I've actually welded a few joints, but I can't do this to too many as the
system will not be able to be taken apart. Plus, I can't carry my welder
14' in the air to get the pipes that are on the ceiling. 8>)
So, is there any epoxy compound that I can use? Does anyone have any
suggestions? I'm stumped.
As for the cause, I see that my pipe threader has a chipped tooth. I
think that may have caused bad threads on the pipe. But a few of the
leaks are where factory fittings are in factory nipples.
Please help!
Moose
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