I recently purchased a new wall mounted tub faucet for a freestanding tub. I attached the supply lines to the faucet body, used dope, and cannot stop the leak that escapes at the threads. I contacted the supplier who sent a new body. The hot doesn't leak, however the cold leaks badly. It is merely a piece of Chinese brass and I'm afraid that the threaded area is just a tad too large as the cold 1/2" male supply line screws in all the way, it doesn't tighten until it hits the edge of the fittings threads. Any solution for Chinese threads ?

6 or 7 wraps of teflon tape on the male end. then put pipe dope ontop of that and tighten away. if you uses the thin teflon tape from the big box store, you may need more wraps.
in fact, go to a plumbing supply house and ask for blue monster teflon tape.
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Are you sure there isn't supposed to be a washer inside the female portion that the pipe presses into?

Thank you. I'll try that and let you know the results.

A washer was not provided and for this application one normally isn't used as far as I know. I didn't use one for either of the shower installations for example. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Thank you for your advice Packy. The Teflon tape and pipe dope combination worked. If it works for a decade or so I'll be happy.



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