10 Common Plumbing Mistakes Series #8: Over-Tightening Plumbing Components

You may think the tighter your plumbing components are screwed together, the more secure they are. But over-tightening can actually cause a leak or break a component. Too much tightening can also strip the threads on plastic or chrome drain parts.

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