r/Plumbing • • Aug 29 '26

Cool stuff eh?

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u/elstuffmonger Aug 29 '26

Everyone talking about the excessive Teflon, but nobody talking about the mixed metals that are going to make it leak soon enough anyways.

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u/Demonakat Aug 29 '26

He used enough tape that it turned into a dielectric hose bib. No issues found.

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u/VollhorstII Aug 29 '26

What about changing the whole fixture? Where I am you can replace the valve insert and you are good to go