'Innovative' sphere seal? Please vote!!

ed4ferrets · Post by **ed4ferrets** » 23 Aug 2005, 02:14

Is the culprit innovative or a prime candidate for the Guinness book of Rectums? This is the rear sphere I was battling with, now I know why![;)] You may have to cut and paste the link!!
http://www.byphotos.com/album/1719674

Mandrake · Post by **Mandrake** » 23 Aug 2005, 02:24

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ed4ferrets

Is the culprit innovative or a prime candidate for the Guinness book of Rectums? This is the rear sphere I was battling with, now I know why![;)] You may have to cut and paste the link!!
http://www.byphotos.com/album/1719674
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Hard to tell from the picture whats there... is that some kind of loctite on the thread ?? Certainly the shreded o-ring wouldn't help [:D]
It didnt do any damage to the thread in the cylinder while removing it did it ?
Regards,
Simon

paranoid · Post by **paranoid** » 23 Aug 2005, 02:32

looks a bit like exhaust paste?

Stempy · Post by **Stempy** » 23 Aug 2005, 03:25

I reckon its plumbers ptfe tape

Kowalski · Post by **Kowalski** » 23 Aug 2005, 04:00

It looks like ptfe tape on the thread, but the bit at the bottom looks like some sort of glue (instant gasket?), personally I'll stick to 'O' rings, that's too cutting edge for me.

ed4ferrets · Post by **ed4ferrets** » 23 Aug 2005, 04:59

Actually o-ring was not present in any shape or form. Some sort of stringy fibre was wound around the thread plumber style. No visible damage done. The other stuff was like an oil+water mayo consistency, don't think it was sealant of any sort. The amazing thing is it worked.. no leaks although sphere itself is shot[xx(]

vanny · Post by **vanny** » 23 Aug 2005, 12:58

thats not fair, i have half a roll of PTFE on the hose tap outside as its an imperial thread on the wall side and metric thread on the tap side, they dont exactly fit. Its super tight but still leaks. How on earth does a 55bar sphere held on with PTFE not leak

paranoid · Post by **paranoid** » 23 Aug 2005, 13:16

Thats a lot of plumb tape to get that to seal!!!!!

wrinklet1 · Post by **wrinklet1** » 23 Aug 2005, 19:01

PTFE is white in colour. But it looks to me like a similar type of product to me.

Kowalski · Post by **Kowalski** » 24 Aug 2005, 03:46

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by vanny
How on earth does a 55bar sphere held on with PTFE not leak

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I suspect that it did leak, hence the oily mayonaise gunge, I think it was tightened up severely to stop it from leaking too.

Post by **RichardW** » 24 Aug 2005, 13:04

Looks like the plumbers old favourite Boss white and hemp to me. Vanny, that's what you should have used on your tap - stops anything leaking (including spheres by the look of it!)