Re: What's the scoop on Teflon tape?
My experiance has been tape leaks abot 50% of the time. Paste never leaks
Then you are not wrapping it right or putting too much tape on!
But it was developed to use on gas fittings that can't stand oil products.
Don, no disrespect, as you have helped me huge over the last 5 years, but you are absolutely wrong with this statement. It was developed for the opposite and was years before the approval came to use on gas and even then there was only some approved and it was also color coded.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with T-tape (
excluding the issues of grounding). I personally will use a pipe dope and not t-tape on small fittings.
If I decide to use t-tape on a small fitting, it will be a thin t-tape designed for smaller diameter fittings.
Most of the problems come from people not rolling the tape opposite the threads and also wrapping too much tape on fittings.
This statement comes from 23 years of using Teflon tape on fittings from 1/8 inch all the way to 4 inch fittings made from all types of metals and plastics.