Urgent help with radiator fitting not tightening

[Sammi-666]

I am fitting a new radiator and the fitting going into the side of the radiator is not tightening up, I have tried pte tape and now at the end of my tether I have to get it fixed before my new carpet comes tmrw, please and help would be great

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Try using a bit more PTFE tape, maybe 20 turns and see how you go with that.

 

[rpm]

Is it all in line? Is it starting to tighten up at all?

 

[kris]

Is it the radiator tail into the radiator or the valve onto the pipe your having trouble with , which ever one is it going in so far and spinning or are you just not getting a start with the thread ( possibly crossed thread and will struggle to take a bite )

 

[kris]

If its the tail into rad , sometimes too much ptfe tape can make it hard to get a start,
I think its the lockshield which you will need a spanner as the nut just spins freely ,

 

[oz-plumber]

Are you putting the tape on the right way?

It has to go on the correct way, if you don't apply it in the right direction it just unwinds.

 

[newcastle phill]

Add a photo.

 

[clarky101]

Hemp n paste normally does it...

 

[PhoenixServices]

Don't use hemp and paste its a nightmare for the next guy who comes to undo it. Use loctite 55 instead and a smear of jet blue.

 

[SimonG]

Too late, he's got black stuff all over his new carpets

 

[bright spark]

Maybe he's cracked the rad where the tail piece goes into!