[time-nuts] OT Euro/US plumbing was 14 tpi UNS die

[Rob Kimberley]

FWIW they use PTFE tape on non-soldered joints over here in UK.

Rob Kimberley 

-----Original Message-----
From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
Behalf Of Chuck Harris
Sent: 08 July 2009 00:08
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT Euro/US plumbing was 14 tpi UNS die

Hi Bjorn,

>> Runtal, Cordivari, Wirsbro and Wesaunard are examples I have run into.
> 
> It is actually Wirsbo... ;-) The others are unknown to me.
> 
>> Do you install and repair systems?  Or just live with them?
> 
> I do minor changes to the house system. And I have accumulated more 
> than enough radiator heating seasons to know your "two seasons to 
> leak" quality must be a US craftmanship problem.

Nope!  I'm the US craftsman using European plumbing parts, as instructed by
the manufacturers.

But I'm puzzled!  First you tell me you have never seen an O-ring with a
jamb nut in a heating system, and then you tell me that your system,
presumably without any such O-ring seals, doesn't leak???

-Chuck Harris

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