Do any of'em use thread?
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Mr. P.V.'d
formerly Droll Troll
"Grant Erwin" wrote in message
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carl mciver wrote:

I've come to understand that the tape is not for sealing. It is to
keep
the threads from corroding together and allow for removal. Having
recently
taken a steel fitting out of an aluminum casting, still holding the
aluminum
threads, it makes perfect sense.

OK, check this out. Take any pipe joint you want, wrap it in teflon tape,
thread the joint together as tightly as it would be in real life, then
take
it apart and see ALL the teflon tape gone from the joint. Unless it's
wiping
magic invisible teflon oil onto there, it won't prevent squat for
corrosion.
Tapered pipe threads seal by crushing together. The teflon tape just helps
it slide in there a little. Teflon pipe dope doesn't really stay in there
either, but it is my opinion (and those of several pro plumbers and
pipefitters
I know very well) that it comes much closer than teflon tape.

GWE