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Hi Shariberry
Are you using plastic or copper tubing... makes a difference here? Why not buy 2 fifteen footers and simply couple them together to the length you need? You can use a compression coupling... super easy to do! Otherwise, Home depot should have 20 foot rolls, but if not, pop by any local PLUMBING SUPPLY STORE and they will sell you a 50 foot roll of copper tubing, no problem, OK? Questions? Let me know... Mark |
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Home Depot has the plastic water line kit in a 25' length, but copper is better. Be sure to not over-tighten any couplings, especially the plastic kind, and use a little Teflon tape on the connections. After hooking it up make sure to check well for any leaks since a leak can go unnoticed until your floor is ruined.
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Drtom444, you don't mean to suggest that Shariberry use teflon tape (or pipe dope) on the compression fittings, do you? Here, teflon tape (or pipe dope) can be used on the threads of a male fitting, such as a male x compression fitting, but it cannot be used on the compression fittings/threads/ferrules,etc. themselves, right?
Here is Wikipedia has to say on this, "Thread sealants such as joint compound (pipe "dope") or thread seal tape (PTFE tape, or Plumbers Tape) are inappropriate for use on compression fitting threads; while such sealants protect against leaks in normal threaded connections, they serve little purpose in compression fittings and may actually serve to weaken them. The compression of the ferrule (rather than the sealing of the threads) is the means of sealing the joint in a compression fitting, and extraneous sealants frequently interfere with this condition; for instance, thread seal tape can provide a means for a gap to form between the ferrule and the nut." Shari, if you have any questions on this please post them and we'll see if we can help, OK? Mark |
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You are right, but it just seems to prevent leaks and allow less torque on the fittings. I HVAC work we have always been told to not use anything on flare fittings, but as they age they can leak without some sealant such as the blue Leak-lock sealant. The main thing is to be very careful not to over-tighten compression fittings, which is easy to do on small lines.
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