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Bsp, Npt, goop (yuck!), and teflon tape are all inferior to Swage. Cold weld and reuseable but it is a trade in itself to fit and bend to place.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compression_fitting

Working in labs on fluid and vacuum lines (<1in diameter) this is the way.

If only it wouldn’t cost as much as the house in fittings + tube to hardpipe stainless fittings on our water supply lines.

I stayed in a hostel hotel in Munich, DE with hard piped bathroom water lines. I was impressed and think they must have been in service for 30-50 years.



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