Compression Fittings Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 26 май 2014
- www.intaplumb.co.uk A free lesson brought to you from Intaplumb Erith, a leading provider in plumbing, heating, gas and renewable energy qualifications. This lesson covers the basics of compression fittings, including where would be suitable to use them, and the best way to install them.
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Clear and simple help - thanks. I've now fixed my leaking pipe and saved myself the cost of an emergency plumber!
When ever I need some tips for a home repair you seem to have already made an informative video about the job. Lucky me!
Thank you for a clear and well-informed quality tutorial.
Great explanation of olives. My plumber couldn't explain why he needed one. She just said that he does, because that's how things work.
Many thanks for taking the time and effort to make this informative video.
Thanks Peter, great video: clear, concise and gives the plumbingly challenged like me confidence to give it a go.
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Bob on that advice for an amateur like me, brilliant, many thanks! (hope your pipework is straighter than that tie!)
Hahahahaha
Right!!! :)
So that's where I've been going wrong! Very clear and straightforward tutorial. Than you very much.
Love how his tie doesn’t follow the rules
And his shirt lol
And hammer 😂
Maybe the floor is not level, his tie is the plum Bob
😂
Thank you for straightening your tie👔, love it.
Exactly what I needed tonight. Thank you! Never thought about putting the tape on the sleeve! Of course now I will call them olives instead! Sounds quite proper.
Professionally done video; very helpful. The only comment I have is with respect to the direction in which the PTFE tape is being applied. It should be applied in the same direction as that in which the compression nut is tightened. As presently shown, the tape would tend to unravel as you tighten the compression nut. Other than that, the video is great.
Thank you, that gonna help me a lot when dealing with my basement sink piping.
Nice video. These two drainage compression fittings are the last two fittings before I turn my water on. Hoping for no leaks and this info is the last info I need to complete the project. Thank you... Cheers!
Very useful and clearly explained, also the details! Finally, I understood the concept :) - thanks from worlds northernmost town, Hammerfest
Thank you very much!! Very helpful especially about not over tightening.
VERY professional and helpful. Thanks!
Well done! Thank you for your excellent tutorial.
Thank you for such an informative video. :) Helped me so much.
Thank you for posting this video. I appreciate it.
Very clear and very easy to understand, thanks very much, great help
Just saved me an evening of stress and worry , and few hundered quid, Thank you mate
Very good video well presented
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4 various screwdrivers
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Just a casual observation, as retired M & E contracting company C.E.O I notice these things. 😊
Very useful! I was nervous about using compression fittings for the fact that they might leak later but I see how this would be a very effective
Great lesson, thanks.
Thank you for saving the day! Off to fix the rad.
Really helpful, thanks for making the video.
Awesome video lesson! 100% correct. Thanks.
90% DON'T use ptfe tape...
This is the first video that gives an easy rule to apply how far to tighten the nut: hand tight, then a quarter turn with pliers, tighten further if there is a leak.
I personally cringed at the Teflon tape maneuver but I’m no plumber (maritime mechanic) and we all have our tricks that we find work for us. Thank you for a good video
Yep. We all have our tricks that work! Great statement!
PTFE is tried and tested for decades. Its amazing stuff
Some plumbers use other lubricant but PTFE tape doesn't leave a residue as
finally a precision instructor. I looked at way too many videos that were unable to say the amount to tighten with any details besides do it right or yer a#$ out.
best tutorial of this in alll over youtube!!! good job man.. thanks
Pauljr89 559 you are joking surely pal ?
Just what I needed! . Thank you
Found that really helpful, thank you.
Thank you. Very much appreciated.
Very good instruction. Thank you.
thank you, very helpful, learned something :)
Thanks for the tutorial!
That's where I'm going wrong, I've been tightening as much as I could. Brilliant thanks 😊
As long as the pipe is square into the body of the fitting and it's tightened just nice and snuggly then you don't need PTFE or any type of jointing compound. Just to let you know that this guy doesn't seem to know what he's talking about as he wound the PTFE tape onto the pipe backwards. The tape the should always be wound in the same direction that the nut tightens (clockwise) as if it's wound the wrong way round then it will just unravel as the nut is tightened. I only use tape when I am fitting new and old fittings together. If you have an old pipe with the olive embedded then it's best to tape it before fitting it to a new fitting.
@@truthseeker7794 thanks for the advice, I'm always happy to learn.
@@truthseeker7794 Old pipe with olive embedded can be tightened without tape and still be tight.
@@disastershaman Yes in the case of an embedded olive I would just wrap a few turns of PTFE around the olive and on the half inch of pipe that will be pushed into the fitting. Just to make sure, but usually I wouldn't use tape on a new fitting.
@@truthseeker7794 "he wound the PTFE tape onto the pipe backwards." Sir you are right. That, is not good, considering 900k views.
Good clear explanation!
Thank you, very helpful.
Excellent video thanks for posting
Awesome video, very useful!
That was realy useful. Many thanks.
oh, I am glad I am seeing how I fudged up this one and how it really works.
Thank you, really really helpful
Great tutorial. Thanks.
Thank you sir. You are a hero and saved me $140 Singapore dollars
I have been using these compression fittings for more then 20 years and tightened them as far far as I could and NEVER had a leak. (Only when I forgot to tighten them it leaked..)
Thank you for your helpful video
Nice explanation Thank You!
Awesome, this helped me a lot, thanks man
thanks! I know what I need now!!! home depot waste of six trips! wow! 3 min video, priceless!
Great advice 👍 thanks
Excellent! Thanks
Thanks. Well presented.
Very helpful, thanks
thank you. your video are so helpful.
Life saver!👍🏼
Great video and demonstration thanks very much. Would tightening it too much, not enough to cause a major leak, lead to a reduced flow rate through the pipe please?
My experience is that you can NOT tighten it too much. The leaks that come up are a result of not tighten it enough or improper alignment.
Thanks..really helpful
Thank you💕💕💕
praise God! for your video buddy it fixed my problems!
your fantastic and I love you're not so perfect tie! much thanks
thank you thats brilliant
thanks much i now know exactly what i did wrong and can finish up the mess i got myself into .
Thank you !!
thanks very much very helpful
thankyou that was very helpful.
Thank you very much:)
Good vid - thanks
I plan to custom build a modular air compression system for my shop, and I'm coming to find that compression fittings is necessary if I want to build a copper coil heat sink.
Excellent thanks
You never need to put PTFE on an olive. Just a light smear of a lubricant such as a light grease or Vaseline to allow the mating surfaces of the nut and olive to bed into each other.
Or use WD40...
PTFE is teflon based which also is a lubricant
Good video - Thanks. The PTFE tape wrapped round the olive is a good tip as well !
Ptfe tape should NEVER be used on olives !
@@stephendunning4423 Hi Steve - hear hear! This is a real problem with many Idiot Tube videos these days - so much incorrect information put out and, unfortunately, the masses believe it!
Would a 15mm pipe with one isolation valve/flow restrictor have the same end pipe flow rate as the same pipe with 3 flow restrictions?
I have a 15mm shower pipe with three joins using three flow restricted isolation valves and was thinking of replacing two with full bore couplers
Would that increase flow
Helpful thank you
Good video. Do these fittings work OK with LPG installations, outside the property ?
Peter Cartledge No. LPG strictly uses fittings and hoses for it's specific purpose. I'd get a certified installer since you you don't want to experiment with that.
Very helpful
Thanks. Good video.
Nice selection of hammers👍
Can the same be done to attach to plastic pipe instead of the plastic reducer insert
must admit i lost track a bit wondering what tool hanging on the wall behind would be suitable to top my hubby with.
I thought that was their wallpaper
If you line up your joints properly you will never need PTFE. If they are at an angle a bit of PTFE is good to stop any seepage.
If they are at an angle, something is wrong... Ptfe tape is messing things up.. Just like using Silicone caulk when a drainage pipe is leaking.
Can I used this compression fitting for science lab piping? Thanks
great, thanks a lot !!!
Lo Vv .
What's the best way to remove a olive from plastic shower entry pipe, cut or pull?
Great advice Bob...I'm just about to slacken two stop cocks and only change the angle to allow for an appliance to get more space . Any advice? Can I slacken slightly and twist both joints? Should I renew olives/ PTFE tape?
Renew the olive and ptfe tape but the fitting can be reused, as long as its in good condition.
Thank-you, useful video. Pity someone people make abusive comments.
Tighten the compression nut 1/2 turn!
I tighten them till they squeak.
thank you
Job today.. had a 4 inch water mains pipe in a factory, it had been blocked of with a ball valve.
The ball valve blew off with the olive not leaving a mark on the copper pipe. There was ptfe tape around the olive and we removed the ptfe and fitted it all back with the bigger pipe wrench, As tight as we could. Now I'm worried because you say don't over tighten..... 😬
Thank you, i might get paid now!
hi frend, i want to installation of heat and cold water supply for shower and hwb so what can i do please trey to tell step by step
I am just wondering if his tie is acting like a plumb line . Is he standing vertical or incline ?
Are compression fittings with copper pipe approved for exterior plumbing?
I was just checking around for clips which would help me consolidate some college learning. It's a good video but I'm currently half was through a two hour a week course which is run over ten weeks and know this is wrong. PTFE is not way forward but a skim of Water Hawk is right.
City and Guilds?
hello Peter, I believe that you have placed the ptfe tape on, in the wrong direction, it should be wound on in the same direction as the " capnut " goes on, otherwise it will have a tendency to unwind when you screw the " capnut " on.
your cockney accent has a very clear pronunciation of words, unlike my cockney accent, indistinctly so that the words run into one another. slurring words like a drunk.
Thanks sir
Great!
Is this also usable for propane gas pipe
Excellent advice for DIY plumbing. Why are all the ‘expert’ plumbers watching this anyway, just to take the mick?