Old timer told me to stop using compression fittings on overhead drops

Guy with 30 years in the trade saw me putting a compression connector on a line running across a ceiling joist. He told me I was asking for trouble because the cable weight would eventually pull it loose. Six months later I got a callback from that same house and sure enough the fitting had slipped and the connection was dead. Has anyone else noticed compression fittings sagging over long spans like that?

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wendy_bell8318d ago

Was it actually the fitting slipping or just a bad install?

cole_patel4118d ago

Used to swear it was always a bad install, you know, user error all the way. But then my buddy had a brand new brass fitting from a big box store that just wouldn't grab right no matter how many times he re-did it. Swapped it for a different fitting from the same batch and it sealed up perfect first try. Definitely changed my mind on that one, some fittings just come with a bad o-ring or a slightly off thread from the factory.