"Michael Dobony" wrote in message
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On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 12:45:24 -0700, nefletch wrote:

I disagree. I have been using tape and
dope for over 20 years, and I never have
a leak. And yes, I am a plumber, so I do
use this on a weekly basis....



I would not be hiring you for any plumbing work.


"Michael Dobony" wrote in message
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On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:20:36 -0800, David Nebenzahl wrote:

On 2/2/2009 7:53 PM MiamiCuse spake thus:

I have used a brass male adaptor with one threaded end and one socket
end.
I used pipe dope and teflon tape to thread into each port, then I plan
to
solder the other end to copper pipes.

One question, a little off your topic: why use both teflon tape and
pipe
dope? Seems like teflon alone ought to be good enough.

They do NOT work together. Use one or the other. I personally prefer
the
tape over the dope. Unless you are using the non-drying teflon dope,
the
dope tends to harden and crack and leak and is a nightmare to pull apart
later if needed.

I have read that you use one or the other.

However, after researching this a bit over the net, this turned out to be a
subject that has been bought up numerous times on various plumbing forums
and threads and the overwhelming majority of the plumbers says they used
both. This is why I use both.

MC