Re: Thread Sealant

From: <Christopher>
Date: Wed Jun 29 2005 - 05:48:00 EDT

On Jun 28, 2005, at 9:58 PM, Rakesh Patil wrote:

> Actually some of the threaded fittings / flanges
> available are not having proper threads which may lead to leakage.
Don't do this. There's no reason to believe that the poor threads won't lead to corrosive or structural failure. A lot of people had to learn this the hard way--find yourself a vendor you can trust to provide you with quality fittings.

That said, if you have only minor damage you may be able to fix it by chasing the threads with a tap or die and clean them up. Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant at <a href="/group/PipingDesign/post?postID=KtULJLgFU5phpZKqDCx8yYI-u3UWgX2VruGGgucVt2fA2fi4ZmSR8cNlZjNKHV_xF5Ha062i4uyI81ez">chrisw@skypoint.com</a> | this distance" (last words of Gen.

____________________| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania 1864)

<a href="http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw">http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw</a> Received on Wed Jun 29 05:48:00 2005