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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Village Gleam on January 25, 2008, 07:13:40 pm

Title: locktight
Post by: Village Gleam on January 25, 2008, 07:13:40 pm

My reels don't drip.But the hoselocks have come unthreaded on winding out and blast hot water everywhere.

I've got brass hoselocks, not john guest, but some wickes cheapos that were in a set, and they don't seem to have many thread turns on them anyway, but i was wondering if i put locktite on would it help this problem?

Title: Re: locktight
Post by: sherco on January 25, 2008, 07:17:45 pm

Try silicone, would be easier when u need to take them apart.

Title: Re: locktight
Post by: Village Gleam on January 25, 2008, 07:22:51 pm

Silicone as in what you put on battery terminals , or what you seal work surface surrounds with? Would this make them harder to unscrew when hot?(this is what I need) or slippier?

Title: Re: locktight
Post by: sherco on January 25, 2008, 07:30:12 pm

Silicone as for work tops, or you could use PTF tape, is goes on the thread to make a water tight seal, it very cheap £3 or so  any plumbers merchant will have it,  and it will stop it unscrewing.

Title: Re: locktight
Post by: Village Gleam on January 25, 2008, 09:11:56 pm

Just been out and put ptfe on. It might work. I'll find out when i unwind quickly and it's hot.

Title: Re: locktight
Post by: matt on January 25, 2008, 09:13:33 pm

get up halfords for some locktight, job done