Tiny leak from threaded connection... is there a putty i can use to seal it?

[Tireshark]

In the picture you can see the leak. It is very small... maybe a drop every 3-5 minutes or so. It is in a water heater closet, and space is tight. I have tightened it, which slowed the leak, but i dont really want to go any further for fear of something breaking. I can try tightening it more, i suppose, but I wanted to see if there was another option first.

Is there anything i can apply to the connection, that will stop the leak?

 

[Plumber69]

In the picture you can see the leak. It is very small... maybe a drop every 3-5 minutes or so. It is in a water heater closet, and space is tight. I have tightened it, which slowed the leak, but i dont really want to go any further for fear of something breaking. I can try tightening it more, i suppose, but I wanted to see if there was another option first.

Is there anything i can apply to the connection, that will stop the leak?

Your talking about the nut on top by the handle right. Tighten that. That's where I see it leaking

 

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[Tireshark]

No, that must have just been water from me working on it.

Im talking about the drop coming out of the bottom of the valve, under the yellow tape, where the nipple screws into the valve.

 

[Terry]

Putty does nothing for thread sealing. The joint will need to be dissembled and redone. A safe bet is to use tape with three wraps and then a bit of thread sealant over that.
Tape and dope.

 

[Tireshark]

Ok thanks. I was hoping there might be some sort of material that would harden and seal it or something, guess not.

I'll remove it, but its going to be a pickle because i cant move the water heater, and there isn't room to get much leverage to turn things. I used a sharkbite fitting to put the valve on the pipe... if i could slide it off, it would be no problem... but i've always struggled to get those fittings off, even with the special tool.

Any tips on how to easily get a sharkbite off, maybe?

 

[Terry]

Sharkbite makes a removal tool, or sometimes I can use the jaws of a wrench.
Disconnect Clip

 

[Reach4]

Usually you would want to use a corrugated copper or stainless steel lines. However it seems Arkansas calls for copper. See https://www2.iccsafe.org/states/arkansas2006/plumbing/PDFs/Chapter 5_Water Heaters.pdf page 33 section 503.1. 18 inches is a typical size, and it makes small adjustments easy. https://terrylove.com/forums/index....talling-a-new-water-heater.70060/#post-519476