Eli
New Member
I'm looking to move a gas line from one side of the basement to the other. To do so, I need to rotate one of the fittings by 90° then run the pipe from there. I've been assuming that I will need to remove the fitting, re-dope, then re-install (probably just get a new fitting to be safe). The problem is that I'm not sure if I have the clearance to back off the fitting without getting stuck on the water pipe next to it, meaning I may have to R&R additional fittings upstream. My question is whether I can just tighten it 1/4 turn without removing it, or is that likely to cause a leak? I'm assuming I will have to R&R, but I don't want to make extra work for myself if it's standard practice to just tighten an old fitting.