Review on Eastman 60248 Washing Machine - Centrally Designed for Ultimate Performance by Quinton Wonsley

I am renovating a laundry room and wanted a nice tidy panel to connect hot and cold water valves for a steam washer/dryer. I just gathered everything with teflon tape and there was a small gap between the tape and the valve threads. I couldn't tell if these were brand new fittings that the valves screwed into or if they were the threads of the valve itself. Anyway, to get it to stop I took it apart, cleaned it and reassembled it with pipe grease (liquid teflon) and teflon tape. Allow to dry completely and pressurize the system. There are no leaks and the valves shut off the water supply perfectly. Would I buy again just be careful when assembling and make sure they close well.