I recently purchased a house and am in the process of adding a natural gas heater downstairs. The previous owner had planned ahead and inserted a 'T' into the main gas line coming into the house downstairs. So after taking the necessary steps to shutoff the gas, I proceeded to more closely inspect the 'T' joint. After closer inspection, the plugged end from which I wanted to tie into was not quite parallel with the ground, so I proceeded to adjust it so that it was . Since it only required a slight turn on the pipe, I figured that just maybe I'd be okay. Well, I got a portion of it together,plugged it, and turned the gas back on and proceeded to soap the pipes I had connected for leaks. They all looked fine EXCEPT for the 'T' that I'd adjusted. There is now a very slow leak emanating from the pipe threads onto which the 'T' joint was tightened. It is obviously a result of my small adjustment that moved the dried teflon paste around just enough to cause trouble. This 'T' joint occurs before all the other gas pipe that runs throughout the house, and I don't want to have to take it all apart just to fix this leak!
Is there any way I can fix the leak without unscrewing all the pipes?
Is there any way I can fix the leak without unscrewing all the pipes?