My New House & Workshop

[ElectraRider]

I am totally with you on the number 5 rectorseal had leaks with other sealants.

 

[Jim Oaks]

I swear by rectoseal 5 for anything threaded or anything I suspect might not fit perfect.

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It’s a fairly thick pipe dope, and I believe it actually has a fibrous content. I always put it on thick, on the male and on the female, and then snug it up pretty good. The hydraulic action on the pipe dope forces it into every nook and cranny on a microscopic scale, pushing the fibrous pieces into any possible gaps.

I’ve used it on virtually every piping material, I use it on flare fittings, etc., etc.

I know it’s a colossal pain in the ass to pull it apart and re-dope at all, but you’ll only have to do it once.

Hope it helps

I got the yellow tube when I was at Home Depot the other day. Are you talking about that one, or the bottle with the brush?

 

[ericbphoto]

I got the yellow tube when I was at Home Depot the other day. Are you talking about that one, or the bottle with the brush?

They’re referring more to the brand than the packaging. That little tube will probably last you forever. I think Home Depot sells Rectorseal brand and that is probably what you got.

 

[Jim Oaks]

He showed two different Rectoseal 5's. I didn't know if they were the same.

 

[ericbphoto]

He showed two different Rectoseal 5's. I didn't know if they were the same.

One is usually a whiter color for general use. The yellow colored one is usually rated for use with gas piping. But it works for general use also.

 

[Jim Oaks]

You sound like you're describing plumbers tape.

The yellow tube says it's multi-purpose and can be used on metal and PVC and formulated for potable water and natural gas.

 

[Rick W]

I got the yellow tube when I was at Home Depot the other day. Are you talking about that one, or the bottle with the brush?

Either, just packaging size. I get the little can with the brush, use the brush to work it in, but the goop is the same. Goes by number “5”

 

[willindsay]

You sound like you're describing plumbers tape.

The yellow tube says it's multi-purpose and can be used on metal and PVC and formulated for potable water and natural gas.

It serves the same purpose as the tape, gum up the threads to stop leaks, I personally use tape and then the pipe dope on top and it seals the first time 99 out of 100.

 

[Jim Oaks]

The line is buried and the valve boxes are in.

This spigot doesn't appear to be leaking. I used the Rectoseal 5 on it.

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This was the first spigot I installed. I removed it, removed the Teflon tape and used the Rectoseal 5. It still has a small trickle of water running down the face of the post.

It serves the same purpose as the tape, gum up the threads to stop leaks, I personally use tape and then the pipe dope on top and it seals the first time 99 out of 100.

This is going to be my next attempt to stop the leak.

 

[ericbphoto]

Looks good.

 

[Uncle Gump]

With my luck... that free standing spigot would be broken off within 6 months.

 

[Rick W]

The line is buried and the valve boxes are in.

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This spigot doesn't appear to be leaking. I used the Rectoseal 5 on it.

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This was the first spigot I installed. I removed it, removed the Teflon tape and used the Rectoseal 5. It still has a small trickle of water running down the face of the post.



This is going to be my next attempt to stop the leak.

All looks great, very frustrating on the leaking

 

[Jim Oaks]

With my luck... that free standing spigot would be broken off within 6 months.

Someday I might actually fix that concrete slab and landscape around that spigot.

Still waiting for the white post caps to get delivered.

 

[RobbieD]

. . . and landscape around that spigot.

That nice row of freshly turned dirt is just begging for some tomato plants.

 

[Rick W]

Someday I might actually fix that concrete slab and landscape around that spigot.

Still waiting for the white post caps to get delivered.

Don’t make the mistake I made when I was a kid on the first house I bought. I wanted 3 foot tall bushes, but I couldn’t afford them, so I waited till I could afford them. Well, that was like three or four years later, and if I had stuck the 6 inchers in the ground, they would’ve been twice that height by then!

I’ll bet there is a “scratch and dent“ nursery somewhere near you. Go buy some inexpensive stuff and a tiny bit of fertilizer, dig a hole and stick it in the ground. You could probably find water close by. Not everything will live, but most of it will. Get a bunch of tulip bulbs, and some pansy type stuff, but the summer variety. Won’t cost much, stick in a mix, you can always trim it up later, and it will grow faster than you could’ve ever imagined.

Did I mention you might be able to find water close by? You could probably also find somebody to dig too.