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Pro tip: A small leak on a valve manifold in Galveston cost me three hours
It was just a tiny drip from a fitting I'd already checked twice. The issue ended up being a hairline crack in the brass body itself, not the seal. Anyone else had a fitting pass a visual but fail under pressure?
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davis.jason6mo ago
Ugh, that's the worst. It's always the part you don't think to check. I've had that happen with old compression fittings that looked fine, but the ferrule had a tiny split you couldn't see until it was apart. Pressure finds the weakness every time. Makes you want to just replace anything over five years old on principle.
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patchen6mo ago
Wait, the ferrule can split like that?
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