1776Raider
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I finally finished adding the washing machine hook ups and arrestors after overlooking it. Popped a few valves in the process over heating them. They are touchy. Need just enough heat to melt the solder none more. I have been trying for the past three nights to get the one arrestor to not leak. The cold side, front, was fine but the hot, rear, keeps a pin hole leak that takes a few minutes to get a drip. But it’s there. I tried tape with no luck then the dope. Heard people say use tape then dope. I don’t think it’s a matter of me not getting them tight enough, seems I’m about to break the copper from torquing it so much. Backed it out. Cleaned and reapplied the paste with more thicker on the threads. Cleaned to make sure none was in the tube. Tightened in increments after half turn past hand tight. Swore I had it. Came back after work yesterday and it was a small drip. So I turned the washer on and got it hot and turned it a little more and it actually leaked more. Backed of 1/8 turn and I swore, again, it worked. We’ll I checked again now and it had the tiniest bit of wet so I dried that and tested with dry rag and it draws water. Should I go buy another arrestor for new threads? Is there some magic I’m unaware of? Would hate to waste a good arrestor for user error.