Hot take: a 30 year guy in Dallas told me to stop torqueing in one pass, and my flare fittings quit weeping

Sarah Carter · 2026-09-29T12:15:07.818278+00:00

He said he does three steps at 40, 70, then full spec and I tried it on a 3/8 line last Tuesday, no leaks on the first try for the first time in months, so now I'm wondering if anyone else was taught the one shot method and switched.

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