That old pro who told me to stop using the gel stuff on terminations

Had a guy named Rick from Comcast tell me 2 years ago to never use that silicone gel on coaxial terminations. I laughed it off at first because everyone in my old crew used it. Fast forward to last month when I got called back to a job I did 18 months ago and found three fittings completely corroded at the connection point. Rick was 100% right and I wasted a whole Saturday fixing my own mess. Has anyone else had a seasoned installer give you advice that saved your butt later?

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victorhill10d ago

Yeah, silicone gel traps moisture under the fitting over time instead of pushing it out. Did Rick also tell you to use a good compression connector instead of the crimp-on ones?

emery19910d ago

@victorhill might be right but honestly never had issues with crimp-ons myself.