On Oct 22, 11:05*pm, J Burns wrote:
The other day I bought a 1-oz tube of Harvey's Faucet and Valve Grease.
* It's little like vaseline but stickier and more viscous. *The tube
says it resists high temperatures.

I can imagine several plumbing applications for it. *Has anyone used
grease instead of teflon tape?

@J Burns:

In what application ?

Using teflon tape on threaded pipe fittings to provide an extra level
of
sealant in the threads is the primary application of teflon tape...

In some applications like gas piping, pipe dope is required in place
of using teflon tape...

You wouldn't be using Harvey's Faucet and Valve Grease for that
purpose at all...

The Harvey's Faucet and Valve Grease you refer to above is used
to keep valve stems lubricated... The only thing you might use
teflon tape on near a valve stem is as a temporary repair to the
packing to stop it from leaking before you either properly rebuild
the valve or replace it...

~~ Evan