First, I use teflon tape in some instances.

Second, I'm told that the white teflon based pipe
dope dries out and gets crumbly. Much better to
use Rectorseal, or the blue stuff.

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"Joe" wrote in message
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On Feb 19, 8:24 pm, David Nebenzahl
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Honestly, every plumber I know uses teflon tape.

If a plumber showed up at one of my projects with
Teflon tape in his
kit, he'd be shown the door. Same thing for a
finish carpenter with
Plastic Wood in his toolbox. Sign of a competent
journeyman is using
the best, not 'quickie' materials.

I know there's other
stuff available, and I'm sure it works, but were
does this stuff come
from all of a sudden that "nobody used teflon
tape"?

It comes from plugged gas valves, faucet strainers
with bits of Teflon
tape stuck in the screens, and in other trades,
failed engines with
bits of Teflon tape stuck in oil passages.

Hell, use old-fashioned pipe dope for that
matter. It all works.

But the Teflon filled variety is much better.

And another thing: what's the big deal about the
"correct" tape for gas
(the yellow stuff)? Again, maybe it's better,
but everywhere I go I see
white tape on joints in gas piping. And none of
it leaks.

If you had a detector similar to those used for
Freon, you'd find
that, indeed, it does leak, although not to a
critical extent. Local
gas company here apparently not using it, so it
may not be universal.

Joe