OMG. I didn't watch all of this video until now and didn't realize how many times you took it apart. You can get through anything now. Nice to see where you had issues though from a selfish reason. One question. I heard you need to put more wraps and/or thicker tape on the big joints. Did you try that at all? Good on ya for the effort.
The blue Monster tape is pretty thick to begin with, I did use an extra wrap or two on the large joints. The real issue was using the wrong thread sealant. It would appear to be sealed but then ooze out and leak again. Once I switched sealants everything worked much better.
@@betweentwobrooks Oh on the heat pump, Arctic only has one port for power. Did you end up cutting another hole for the pump power and the other smaller cords. It bothers me that there is only one port. Was there any issues doing that? How did you choose the location.
@jarralryter It's funny you mention that. We have another video coming out next week showing how I wired up the heat pump. Sneak peak, I did cut another hole for a second conduit, it has not been an issue. I chose to cut the hole where it would look OK and not interfere with any existing wiring on the inside
The Hercules Real-Tuff thread sealant ended up working well, no leaks since I started using that. I still used the blue monster tape on the smaller fittings, it works well in those instances
You are very patient. I hope your perseverance pays off!
Thanks for watching!
OMG. I didn't watch all of this video until now and didn't realize how many times you took it apart. You can get through anything now. Nice to see where you had issues though from a selfish reason. One question. I heard you need to put more wraps and/or thicker tape on the big joints. Did you try that at all? Good on ya for the effort.
The blue Monster tape is pretty thick to begin with, I did use an extra wrap or two on the large joints. The real issue was using the wrong thread sealant. It would appear to be sealed but then ooze out and leak again. Once I switched sealants everything worked much better.
@@betweentwobrooks Oh on the heat pump, Arctic only has one port for power. Did you end up cutting another hole for the pump power and the other smaller cords. It bothers me that there is only one port. Was there any issues doing that? How did you choose the location.
@jarralryter It's funny you mention that. We have another video coming out next week showing how I wired up the heat pump. Sneak peak, I did cut another hole for a second conduit, it has not been an issue. I chose to cut the hole where it would look OK and not interfere with any existing wiring on the inside
@@betweentwobrooks What thread sealant ended up working? Did you stick with the blue monster tape? Thanks for sharing!
The Hercules Real-Tuff thread sealant ended up working well, no leaks since I started using that. I still used the blue monster tape on the smaller fittings, it works well in those instances