RogerMcAllen
Well-Known Member
I got a shut-off valve and Y piece so that I could split the output on my CO2 regulator.
NORTHERN BREWER: Gas Hardware (part #K038)
When I went to unscrew the existing shut-off valve from my regulator, I gripped it from the MPT end thinking that the valve was one solid piece. To my surprise, the MPT end screwed off, and the threads were full of a hard red compound. I cleaned the threads since I knew the broken red stuff would never seal, and tried putting it back on assuming that the teflon washer and steel ball would make a good seal without the threads being glued into place. This was not the case, and I have a pretty good size leak whenever the valve is open.
I'm assuming the red stuff was some sort of thread lock to seal the threads since the teflon washer/ball valve doesn't seem to be doing the trick. What should I use?
NORTHERN BREWER: Gas Hardware (part #K038)
When I went to unscrew the existing shut-off valve from my regulator, I gripped it from the MPT end thinking that the valve was one solid piece. To my surprise, the MPT end screwed off, and the threads were full of a hard red compound. I cleaned the threads since I knew the broken red stuff would never seal, and tried putting it back on assuming that the teflon washer and steel ball would make a good seal without the threads being glued into place. This was not the case, and I have a pretty good size leak whenever the valve is open.
I'm assuming the red stuff was some sort of thread lock to seal the threads since the teflon washer/ball valve doesn't seem to be doing the trick. What should I use?
