DD_BobK wrote:


"I took it to be a generalized statement, subject to refinement for
specific cases."

Nice tap dance........

but despite your "performance" any tapered pipe thread joint, other
than NPTF (dryseal), needs a sealant.
Which would be teflon tape or dope. Teflon tape is a sealant not
merely a lubricant.

To continue to insist that pipe threads do not need sealant is to
mislead & misinform.

Heh! Nice tap dance...

I never said that pipe threads do not need a sealant. To claim that I did is
far worse than claiming I misinformed.