Hi Chuck, Been living in Sweden my whole life. And almost exclusivly in houses heated by circulating hot water through radiators. I have yet to spot an O-ring.
Where in Sweden did you see this strange system? -- Björn > Hi Didier, > > Gas pipe, as far as I know is always tapered. > > In Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, etc... They use "gas pipe" > for hot water heating systems... only they use straight threads, > with a jamb nut to squash an O-ring up against the fixture. > The nut has a bevel that presses the O-ring into the pipe's threads, > and affects a semi-seal. It is a one time affair, and in my > experience lasts about two heating seasons before it starts > dripping. I guess a benefit is it keeps the room humidity up in the > winter... sigh! > > -Chuck Harris _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
