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What do you guys use for leaky air lines? All of our air lines are galvanized pipe and there are a few connections that leak a bit of air. I wanted to take these two days we are closed and seal some of them up. I know the best thing to do would be back everything out to the problem fitting and replace it, but that would take forever! When we installed the lines we put a bunch of unions in so we could disassemble it if necessary, but for the small leaks it almost seems like more work to back everything out for some bad fittings. Any goop, glue or sealant anyone recommends?
Quote from: TCT on December 31, 2013, 11:39:35 AMWhat do you guys use for leaky air lines? All of our air lines are galvanized pipe and there are a few connections that leak a bit of air. I wanted to take these two days we are closed and seal some of them up. I know the best thing to do would be back everything out to the problem fitting and replace it, but that would take forever! When we installed the lines we put a bunch of unions in so we could disassemble it if necessary, but for the small leaks it almost seems like more work to back everything out for some bad fittings. Any goop, glue or sealant anyone recommends?Just a FYI galvanized pipe should not be used for air. Black pipe is the proper application. The galvanizing can be a braided off and deposit itself on the poppets and spools of air valves. It will work but is not recommended