Kdog
New Member
I bought 1 1/4 poly pipe for my project and would like to know the best way to get a good seal on the barbed fittings. I heated the pipe enough to insert the fitting and put 2 ss clamps on each side of the fitting. Do I need to heat the pipe after the clamps are installed and sorta mold the pipe onto the barbs? Or is it good with just the double clamps on the barb? Also a few of the clamps "striped out" while I was tightening them so I replaced them with new clamps an trashed the striped ones. I didn't think I used too much torque on them although I was using a ratchet instead of a screwdriver. Are some of the stainless clamps weaker than others? Thanks, Kdog