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Due to a slight 'administrative error' I now have 3 rolls of PTFE
gas tape.

Is this just the same as normal PTFE tape but thicker? OK for
general
plumbing use?


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Dave
The Medway Handyman
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I use it all the time in preference to the thinner stuff for gas,
compressed air and oils. Much easier, you only usually need one or
two
turns to make a sound joint.

But recently I've taken to Loctite 542 thread sealant which is
absolutely brilliant stuff - you can assemble threaded fittings
finger
tight pointing where you want them, and within minutes you get a
sound
seal and good mechanical fixing that can be undone later.

What is it like in parallel to parallel threads?


Very good - they say only use it on parallel threads up to 1/2" BSP
but I confess to using it up to 1" sucessfully on a 15Kw water chiller
recently.

AWEM