A couple of brass questions

[ohionewbie]

Had to connect a couple of 3/8" brass nipples/fittings together. Used both teflon and pipe dope on them. Three of the four threaded connections have three threads visible outside of the female fitting.

One of the threaded connections, despite my efforts, was fully tightened and secure leaving four threads outside of the fitting. There are no leaks. Am I being overly neurotic over nothing?

Additionally, I accidentally nicked (lightly) part of the brass nipple. Will this affect the longevity of the fitting?

Thanks for your help everyone!

 

[Reach4]

There are no leaks. Am I being overly neurotic over nothing?

You cranked it tight. You should not be. I would not say neurotic, unless you were to continue to obsess.

 

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[hj]

My wife's uncles once installed a water system in a barn for cattle. Since each stall was the same size they told the farmer's sons how long to cut the pipes and put them together while they went inside and ate lunch. The sons, being very hefty, were able to bury ALL the threads in the fittings, but when the uncles came out each station was a little short of where it should have been and the last one was several inches off. They had to take the whole thing apart and discard the fittings because they had been stretched and start all over with the proper engagement, which WAS "several threads showing". IF you had tightened the fittings as much as you WANTED to, you might have had the same problem or some cracked fittings. You must have OCD. ALL of your fittings should have had threads showing.