Mine too - but not if you use it as I said :-)
Tightening a nut without marking it
Sep 22, 2005
29 Replies
Wrap some electrical insulating tape around the spanner. I have used this method with a good success rate on all my rads.
HTH
Cheers
Richard
But knowing "designer" fittings it will probably be chrome plated monkey metal and hence, easily marked..
sponix
Monkey metal.
Haven't heardthat for ages!
Ah, nostalgia isn't what it used to be ...
Mary
I've always used a cotton cloth with an adjustable pipe spanner without problems.
Not if you use ones that can be unlatched - aircon specialists use them a lot.
Or did he mean a crow foot spanner? A ring spanner with a gap to get it off the pipe, for them as never seen one :-)
Dave
Ask the missus - I'm sure she'll be an expert at tightening nuts without marking them
(:-)
Graham
I see your point, ut have to disagree - I've had success using an adjustable spanner with a single layer of insulation tape over the top (on visible pipe fixings).
Chris
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