AKORD 12mm x 12m Water White Plumbers PTFE Thread Seal Tape Plumbing Joint, 12mm x 0.075mm

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Teflon tape, properly known as “thread seal tape,” is used in the plumbing industry to seal the threads at the end of a pipe. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. When you pick the right type of Teflon tape and you use it for its intended application, you’ll find that it works extremely well. Blue Monster PTFE Thread Seal Tape is a thicker, denser, general-purpose thread seal tape that comes in a monstrous 1,429" roll.

They’ll make sure the job is done right so you don’t have to deal with the headache of a leak down the road. With a compression joint, the watertight seal is created when the compression nut is tightened down. Screw joints together: Run your finger over the loose end of the PTFE tape and push it down into the threads to prevent it coming out when you start screwing the joint up.It is important to note that when used with gas applications you cannot use the standard white PTFE tape that is used with water-based plumbing. As we have discussed above, PTFE tape can be used on pretty much any domestic water-based plumbing system to help prevent the potential of any future leaks forming. As you may have guessed from the opening line of this how-to guide, PTFE tape or “polytetrafluoroethylene” tape is known by numerous different names but regardless of what name it’s known to you as they all refer to the same product; PTFE tape.

For example, hold the pipe fitting horizontally in your left hand with the threads facing your right hand, then position the tape with the end facing down, so you will wrap the tape away from you. As it doesn’t set solid any exposure to pressurised water can easily just wash it straight out of the joint.Winterizing your outdoor faucets properly can be done quickly and save you from a frozen plumbing problems later on. The tape provides a buffer and an effective seal that stops water or gas from escaping the system via the threads of a fitting.