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Lsx
Dec 3, 2020 17:56:15 GMT
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Post by Windy on Dec 3, 2020 17:56:15 GMT
Hi all
Anyone use lsx instead of bosswhite / hawk-white as a jointing compound on compression fittings.. I have a tube in the tool bag but always find myself reaching for the usual pastes.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Dec 3, 2020 18:14:27 GMT
I use jet blue
Lsx is good stuff though
Turns into rubber
Not cheap for a little tube & once opened it tends to not last long
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Lsx
Dec 3, 2020 18:30:18 GMT
Post by dickpuller on Dec 3, 2020 18:30:18 GMT
I use jet blue Lsx is good stuff though Turns into rubber Not cheap for a little tube & once opened it tends to not last long Same here Rocky, the more skilled, experienced artisan will just use Joint Paste. The Jet Blue stuff now comes in a big tub with a brush, great idea👍👍👍👍 |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Dec 3, 2020 19:05:11 GMT
I use jet blue Lsx is good stuff though Turns into rubber Not cheap for a little tube & once opened it tends to not last long Same here Rocky, the more skilled, experienced artisan will just use Joint Paste. The Jet Blue stuff now comes in a big tub with a brush, great idea👍👍👍👍 My finger is my brush It’s good gear, the jet blue, not my finger |
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Lsx
Dec 3, 2020 19:32:44 GMT
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Post by Windy on Dec 3, 2020 19:32:44 GMT
Any links to the jet blue cant see it on Google
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Dec 3, 2020 19:36:02 GMT
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Post by Windy on Dec 3, 2020 20:01:26 GMT
Cheers for replies all.
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Lsx
Dec 3, 2020 20:18:28 GMT
Post by tomplum on Dec 3, 2020 20:18:28 GMT
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Lsx
Dec 4, 2020 6:54:54 GMT
Post by dickpuller on Dec 4, 2020 6:54:54 GMT
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Post by woodbine66 on Dec 4, 2020 13:56:41 GMT
I like the same as Tom, the Hawk White. Used to use Boss White, but unless you use it quickly it was going hard part of the way through the tub. Was thowing a lot of it away.
LSX is an emergency, get you out of a fix thing for me. I only use it rarely when nothing else will seal. It would be expensive and unnecessary on all olives. The BG lads used to use buckets of it. When I went to a job where they had been it was all over the place. They must be on commission and using as much as they can to lash the jobs up.
Also try not to spill Boss, Hawk, etc down the front of your trousers. Otherwise it looks like you've had a messy hand-shandy in your lunch break.  |
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Lsx
Dec 5, 2020 4:25:56 GMT
Post by clart on Dec 5, 2020 4:25:56 GMT
Ive never used LSX but I'm sure it would be more than up to the job.
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Lsx
Dec 5, 2020 22:29:11 GMT
Post by DIYDafty on Dec 5, 2020 22:29:11 GMT
Plus £7.50 shipping I also use LSX only if I'm really struggling to get something water tight. Its probably papering over the real problem but if its the end of the day, and I'm pissed off and want to get the water back on its my go to compund. I hate fernox water hawk and the other one is not for potable water. If I've got a load of plumbing to do in the future I'll try the jet blue if I can get some. Am I right that for brand new fittings you don't need any compound - or shouldn't need any? |
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Lsx
Dec 5, 2020 23:22:18 GMT
Post by woodbine66 on Dec 5, 2020 23:22:18 GMT
Am I right that for brand new fittings you don't need any compound - or shouldn't need any?
I always slap some on the olive. Bit of extra insurance to fill any imperfections, but some don't bother. Just the way I was taught and always been ok. Always use copper olives too. Brass ones are too hard so they go in the bin.
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Lsx
Dec 6, 2020 6:32:34 GMT
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Post by dickpuller on Dec 6, 2020 6:32:34 GMT
Plus £7.50 shipping I also use LSX only if I'm really struggling to get something water tight. Its probably papering over the real problem but if its the end of the day, and I'm pissed off and want to get the water back on its my go to compund. I hate fernox water hawk and the other one is not for potable water. If I've got a load of plumbing to do in the future I'll try the jet blue if I can get some. Am I right that for brand new fittings you don't need any compound - or shouldn't need any? Dafty dear boy, Plumbers uplift stuff from Merchants for jobs, that’s why they drive a van!! I rarely pay for delivery of anything, even all my Chinky suppliers deliver FOC. It can be here in 4 months & you don’t pay a penny!! There must be a Mr CH near you Chunky??!! Joint Paste On Every Olive!! ‘Compression fittings are now cheap shite, so slap on plenty Boss White’!!!! |
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Lsx
Dec 6, 2020 14:44:27 GMT
Post by DIYDafty on Dec 6, 2020 14:44:27 GMT
Plus £7.50 shipping I also use LSX only if I'm really struggling to get something water tight. Its probably papering over the real problem but if its the end of the day, and I'm pissed off and want to get the water back on its my go to compund. I hate fernox water hawk and the other one is not for potable water. If I've got a load of plumbing to do in the future I'll try the jet blue if I can get some. Am I right that for brand new fittings you don't need any compound - or shouldn't need any? Dafty dear boy, Plumbers uplift stuff from Merchants for jobs, that’s why they drive a van!! I rarely pay for delivery of anything, even all my Chinky suppliers deliver FOC. It can be here in 4 months & you don’t pay a penny!! There must be a Mr CH near you Chunky??!! Joint Paste On Every Olive!! ‘Compression fittings are now cheap shite, so slap on plenty Boss White’!!!! Oh yes they do have 8 stores I see. Unfortunately, I don't live in Bellericay or Glasgow. Good deal if you do though. |
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