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dsgboy
I wonder if someone can give a little pointer. I've drawn a bit of a ropey diagram so I can explain my problem. Having to fit a new 3/4 inch float valve to the cold water storage tank, and the original was in one piece, so removal had to be unscrewing the whole thing including the threaded tail into the three-way connector at point A.
On fitting I added a fibre washer to point A, there did not seem to be one there before. I wrapped some ptfe tape and a little pipe dope on the end of the thread and hand tightened the threaded tail into point A.
I then tightened the valve with nut D on the other side. I hoped that the valve and nut D would grip the threaded tail enough to tighten it into A further and stop the leak, unfortunately the valve and D seem to rotate without turning the tail. How can i grip the tail and tighten it without damaging the thread.
On fitting I added a fibre washer to point A, there did not seem to be one there before. I wrapped some ptfe tape and a little pipe dope on the end of the thread and hand tightened the threaded tail into point A.
I then tightened the valve with nut D on the other side. I hoped that the valve and nut D would grip the threaded tail enough to tighten it into A further and stop the leak, unfortunately the valve and D seem to rotate without turning the tail. How can i grip the tail and tighten it without damaging the thread.