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HELP!! PLUMBING
I got a new waterfall that has a bulkhead fitting on it. I got a male
fitting to reduce the size to my water hose and it screws in by hand real easy about 1/2 way then it gets hard. Do you use a wrench to tighten it all the way? Is it supposed to be tight like that? Should threads still be showing after its tight? They are PVC fittings. I know I have to use teflon tape also. As you see I'm no plumber. http://community.webtv.net/rebeljoe/POND |
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HELP!! PLUMBING
PVC fittings for irrigation have tapered threads. They are really tight
after a couple of turns. Make sure you get the adapter for hose fitting. That adapter has no taper. It should tighten easily by hand. REBEL JOE wrote: I got a new waterfall that has a bulkhead fitting on it. I got a male fitting to reduce the size to my water hose and it screws in by hand real easy about 1/2 way then it gets hard. Do you use a wrench to tighten it all the way? Is it supposed to be tight like that? Should threads still be showing after its tight? They are PVC fittings. I know I have to use teflon tape also. As you see I'm no plumber. http://community.webtv.net/rebeljoe/POND |
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HELP!! PLUMBING
In our shop yes we use a Teflon tape or dope on all fittings even
compression type. It makes a good fit and it comes apart easier. "RichToyBox" wrote in message news:QuXic.34756$_L6.1976045@attbi_s53... Plumbing pipe threads are tapered, so they tighten as you twist them in. They do need teflon tape or teflon pipe dope to assure a watertight fitting. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "REBEL JOE" wrote in message ... I got a new waterfall that has a bulkhead fitting on it. I got a male fitting to reduce the size to my water hose and it screws in by hand real easy about 1/2 way then it gets hard. Do you use a wrench to tighten it all the way? Is it supposed to be tight like that? Should threads still be showing after its tight? They are PVC fittings. I know I have to use teflon tape also. As you see I'm no plumber. http://community.webtv.net/rebeljoe/POND |
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HELP!! PLUMBING
Plumbing pipe threads are tapered, so they tighten as you twist them in.
They do need teflon tape or teflon pipe dope to assure a watertight fitting. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "REBEL JOE" wrote in message ... I got a new waterfall that has a bulkhead fitting on it. I got a male fitting to reduce the size to my water hose and it screws in by hand real easy about 1/2 way then it gets hard. Do you use a wrench to tighten it all the way? Is it supposed to be tight like that? Should threads still be showing after its tight? They are PVC fittings. I know I have to use teflon tape also. As you see I'm no plumber. http://community.webtv.net/rebeljoe/POND |
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