P.P.S. Another alternative to the dremel would be to get some washers of appropriate inner and outer diameter, and notch them, allowing you to use them as shims between the nut and the copper tubing’s shoulder. b
> On Sep 5, 2017, at 16:25, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > > Boy, that sure looks like a flare/compression type fitting to me (though it’s > hard to say without seeing both parts separated a bit more. I wouldn’t think > you’d need any sealant at all, and sure as hell it’s going to do you no good > because the back of the nut has a hole for the tubing to pass through. I’d > try to dress the faces of the two parts if possible (very fine emery paper) > and if the nut is too long, I’d use a dremel and take off 1/16" or 1/8” of it > so it doesn’t bottom out, and then can create the seal via compression. Make > sense? > best, > bmc > >> On Sep 5, 2017, at 15:31, winnipegger65 <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> OK so...I thought I needed a new thread as I've exhausted the old one. The >> last thread described my woes of trying to find the mysterious leak, a flood >> really, on my Brewtus IV-R. >> >> Found the issue and it is the steam wand. Just over a year ago, I replaced >> the then faulty wand with the super cool joystick wand from Chris Coffee. I >> also got the 'adapter kit' which included the thread adapter and a small >> copper washer, insert idea. >> >> I have an exciting 7 second video showing the leak but didn't included it >> because, in all its HD glory, it weighs in at about 10MB. >> >> So here's where I am. The little copper adapter/washer is gone. Much too >> mangled up to reuse. I'm not going to buy another full adapter kid from >> Chris Coffee just to get a 25 cent washer. >> >> Here's a few pictures showing what I think the problem will be, and that is >> the flare nut on the pipe is going to bottom out on the adapter nut. Also, >> when I installed a year ago, I used teflon tape. I've heard that a pipe >> compound is better. Home Depot here told me Oatey is the one to use. >> >> Last year, when I tried to install without the small copper adapter/washer, >> it leaked a lot. >> >> Any ideas, perhaps from those that have installed the Chris Coffee joystick >> wands on how they avoided some of these problems and kept the leaks at bay? >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Brewtus" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus >> <https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> <IMG_0901.jpg><IMG_0902.jpg><IMG_0903.jpg><IMG_0904.jpg> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus > <https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
