replacing pigtails on propane tanks
I thought this would be so obvious and simple but as usual I run into all kinds of questions. First I found out that there are ‘two kinds’ of connectors. The one I am replacing has a thread on the ...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
Yours could be NPT or Inverted Flare (check which in the LINK above)
If old hoses screw directly into REG body then NPT
If old hoses screw into a brass adapter on REG then Inverted Flare
Yellow Gas Tape on NPT...not on Inverted Flare
Tighten until you feel good resistance ....
No washers used.
My first TT was used, and the Community College Plumbing / Certified Master Plumber had installed a new water heater.
Propane line (flare fitting), not only was loose enough to start a fire, but even better, pipe dope spread on the flare fitting.
