M3
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I'm putting in a moen exact temp shower/spa with 3 controllers; so I have a brass cross between the mixing valve and the controllers... Unfortunately I have had a slow leak twice now in the same threaded end of the brass cross.
The first time, admittedly the nipple wasn't tight enough, but upon pulling it all out again I cleaned it all up and put in plenty of Harvey'sTFE compound...and made it good and TIGHT! Out of 14 different threaded joints on this assembly, only this one joint is leaking - twice!
I checked it every day and thought I got it licked, but now after 5 days water is seeping through!! I'm wondering if the threads can have a defect...? Should I purchase a new cross and nipples when I take this apart again...? If I put in a new cross I'll have to take apart even more of the assembly...Any other suggestions? What a pain.
The first time, admittedly the nipple wasn't tight enough, but upon pulling it all out again I cleaned it all up and put in plenty of Harvey'sTFE compound...and made it good and TIGHT! Out of 14 different threaded joints on this assembly, only this one joint is leaking - twice!
I checked it every day and thought I got it licked, but now after 5 days water is seeping through!! I'm wondering if the threads can have a defect...? Should I purchase a new cross and nipples when I take this apart again...? If I put in a new cross I'll have to take apart even more of the assembly...Any other suggestions? What a pain.