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Tried those push-on coax connectors vs compression fittings and never going back
Did a job at this big apartment complex in Austin last week and tried out the push-on connectors for about 10 units. Saved maybe 20 seconds per connection but had 4 callbacks in 2 days for signal drop. Switched to compression fittings on the rest and zero issues. Anyone else have bad luck with the push-on ones or was it just me?
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fionanguyen3d ago
Used to swear by push-ons for speed but that changed real quick after a big install went south. Compression fittings are just way more reliable even if they take an extra few seconds.
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beng512d ago
Well yeah I get that but is it really that big of a deal? I mean I've had push-ons fail on me maybe twice in ten years and both times it was because the pipe wasn't cut square (you know, user error). Compression fittings can leak just as bad if you overtighten them and crack the ferrule. Plus the time you save with push-ons adds up when you're doing a bunch of them in a tight crawlspace. I dunno, maybe I've just been lucky but I'd take the speed over a slightly lower failure rate any day.
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joseph_green132d ago
Man that sucks, totally feel you on the push-on nightmare from that apartment job.
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