New ferrule install after removing old ferrule with sleeve puller
Hi folks, replacing a toilet, and I used this Pasco sleeve puller (see attached) that has been mentioned on this forum, to remove the old compression nut and ferrule.
The old ferrule was quite snug, and when I removed it with this tool, it was tight during the entire pull. This part of the copper tubing is now shiny (from the friction/abrasion of the old ferrule).
When I put the new nut + ferrule on, I notice that there was a little bit more play in the ferrule than I expected, in other words, it just wasn't snug on the OD of the pipe. In relative terms, when I slid the ferrule further back (behind where the original ferrule was) it was a bit snugger.
It seems that pulling the previously cinched down ferrule with this tool has reduced the OD of the copper pipe ever so slightly.
Is this going to be a problem for the new ferrule+nut? Or will the new ferrule conform?
Terry has mentioned that he uses this puller, I'd be grateful to know if what I've described above is a normal side effect of using this tool. Or is this an indication that the old ferrule was too tight and I'm now looking for trouble?
If so, what are my options? Can the pipe be resized?
Thanks
Chris
Hi folks, replacing a toilet, and I used this Pasco sleeve puller (see attached) that has been mentioned on this forum, to remove the old compression nut and ferrule.
The old ferrule was quite snug, and when I removed it with this tool, it was tight during the entire pull. This part of the copper tubing is now shiny (from the friction/abrasion of the old ferrule).
When I put the new nut + ferrule on, I notice that there was a little bit more play in the ferrule than I expected, in other words, it just wasn't snug on the OD of the pipe. In relative terms, when I slid the ferrule further back (behind where the original ferrule was) it was a bit snugger.
It seems that pulling the previously cinched down ferrule with this tool has reduced the OD of the copper pipe ever so slightly.
Is this going to be a problem for the new ferrule+nut? Or will the new ferrule conform?
Terry has mentioned that he uses this puller, I'd be grateful to know if what I've described above is a normal side effect of using this tool. Or is this an indication that the old ferrule was too tight and I'm now looking for trouble?
If so, what are my options? Can the pipe be resized?
Thanks
Chris
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