Hot Water Cylinder Leaking

[Paulo663]

After some advice please. Just installed a new indirect vented copper cylinder and I've got a small weep from the cold water in Male iron 22mm x 1. I use plumbers tape wrapping the threads approximately 10 times.
I've just ordered a 1inch fibre washer, will the washer help and should I apply a larger number of plumbers tape.
Thanks I advance Paul

 

[Rickster123]

21 raps of ptfe for me. And a smear of paste on the olive. (Balls to the paste haters!)

 

[Paulo663]

Thanks for the reply, will fitting a fibre washer double the chances of success as I don't want to have to drain down the tank a second time

 

[Chalked]

Try 20 turns, and a bit of paste. They are parallel threads.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

21 raps of ptfe for me. And a smear of paste on the olive. (Balls to the paste haters!)

Totally mate, I'd smear jet white on my balls if I could get away with it

 

[Irish]

Totally mate, I'd smear jet white on my balls if I could get away with it

what's stopping you?

 

[kris]

Totally mate, I'd smear jet white on my balls if I could get away with it

As long as its not Boss White Balls

 

[Irish]

As long as its not Boss White Balls

sounds like you've got experience there fella?

 

[IDCHAPPY]

what's stopping you?

I ran out last week

 

[Ray Stafford]

I ran out last week

Of balls or Jet white? One I can help you with. The other - you are on yer own...

 

[Bronze_tap]

21 raps of ptfe for me. And a smear of paste on the olive. (Balls to the paste haters!)

Fernox LSX is also great for this. Jut put a bit on a thread before screwing in.

PS: With old rusty iron pipes/threads jointing hemp + (LSX or paint) worked better than PTFE tape.
PPS: On a threaded joints used for high hot water pressure systems one can use hemp + metal oxide primer or oil based paint.
If strugling with old threaded hemp/paint set diss assembly - apply a bit of heat by the blowtorch to soften the paint.

 

[SimonG]

Tape and paste, never fails.

 

[Rickster123]

Fernox LSX is also great for this. Jut put a bit on a thread before screwing in.

PS: With old rusty iron pipes/threads jointing hemp + (LSX or paint) worked better than PTFE tape.
PPS: On a threaded joints used for high hot water pressure systems one can use hemp + metal oxide primer or oil based paint.
If strugling with old threaded hemp/paint set diss assembly - apply a bit of heat by the blowtorch to soften the paint.

lsx is the devils work!

 

[helpsy]

I thought it was illegal to use hemp now.

 

[helpsy]

Against the regs if I believe correctly.