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"Feels" like it shouldn't leak
I think I did 12 wraps second go and had similar feels. They weren't even dripping, just damp slowly building up around the threads and I put the pressure up to 2 bar to test, so they might have sorted themselves out but I'd rather not risk it.
This video and a load of DIY forum threads convinced me...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QL2mZPysyo
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Some of the new tails that are getting manufactured are going too deep into the rads and that causes the leaks, not the amount of tape/loctite or other thread materials.
It’s the cheap stuff that’s causing the problems not the method of sealing it.
I’ve never had a problem with danfoss valves but the shite cheapo valves are pish.
konastab01
I refitted tails back into the rad I've been refurbing with 10 wraps of tape. "Feels" like it shouldn't leak, but not put any water in it yet.