Timeline for How do I determine if a slow toilet leak is due to an actual leak, or due to sweating?
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| Jan 8, 2021 at 17:54 | vote | accept | Sean Duggan | ||
| May 24, 2019 at 20:04 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | Compression and flare fittings (compression fittings are common in hose connections to toilets and sinks) have threads, but the actual seal is made between a bulging part, ring, or rubber seal and what contacts it, brought together by the threads, without the threads being directly in contact with the fluid path. Tapered pipe threads are visibly tapered when you look at the male fitting and the actual seal is between the male and female threads, thus the use of tape or dope to fill the tiny spaces. | |
| May 24, 2019 at 13:47 | comment | added | Sean Duggan | These are all threaded connections, so it might help. I'm honestly not certain whether they are tapered. | |
| May 24, 2019 at 11:39 | history | answered | Ecnerwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |