Absoultly wrong! A compression fitting is every bit as safe as a flare. Reason
the manufacturers don't use them is there are more parts and require more
manual labor to install them. The tubing will fail long before a compression
fitting will seperate.
Years ago I worked in the lab of a company that made pressure transmitters. We
used to setup test fixtures for pressure testing to 10,000 psi with compression
fittings.
Dave Clement
99 SLT+ CC 4x4
In article <42838D7F.6060902@aol.com>, SilverEightynine@aol.com (TerribleTom)
writes:
>
>
> Yesterday I had a customer come in and request a length of brake line
> and a couple compression fittings. I asked what he needed the fittings
> for and he said the brake lines. I politely refused to sell him
> compression fittings because they are unsafe for use on brake lines.
> Told him I could sell him unions and flare nuts, and rent him a flare
> tool. He said ok then its not for the brake line - I looked at him and
> said - but you just told me they were for brake lines. He was not happy
> and left the store without buying anything. A co-worker of mine
> disagreed with me and said I should have sold the guy the fittings.
>
> Now correct me if I'm wrong - but everything I've ever been told about
> brake lines is that you never ever use a compression fitting, because
> they can blow off.
>
> I feel I did the right thing - but I thought I would get some other
> opinions from the rest of the List.
>
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