What are the steps involved in installing a compression fitting?

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To install a compression fitting:

1. First, slide the compression nut onto the tubing.
2. Next, slide a sleeve over the tubing.
3. Then, insert the tubing as far into the fitting as possible. Hold it in that position as you use a flarenut wrench to tighten the compression nut and another wrench to hold the fitting.
4. Finally, after both fittings have contacted the sleeve, tighten them 1-1/4 turns further to compress the sleeve into the tubing to form the seal.

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