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plumber's grease instead of teflon tape?
On Oct 25, 5:47*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
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. So you are dropping your claim of the threads deforming? Harry K |
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plumber's grease instead of teflon tape?
Harry K wrote:
On Oct 25, 5:47 am, "HeyBub" wrote: 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. So you are dropping your claim of the threads deforming? Er, no. If I drop a claim, I'll say so. |
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plumber's grease instead of teflon tape?
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Evan wrote: ...snipped... That might be the case on a Navy ship boiler system where the steam is being used for very sensitive applications like the expanding steam turbine turning gear for propulsion... But in a home or commercial heating system using steam -- there is a lot more harmful stuff in the _water_ than a bit of grease getting past a failed gasket on a valve at a radiator... I've lived in 3 homes with steam heat, replaced a few valves and complete radiators in that time, as well as similar chores for neighbors, also helped install a new boiler. What kind of residential radiator valve uses a gasket? I've never seen one that did. -- There are no stupid questions, but there are lots of stupid answers. Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar. org |
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plumber's grease instead of teflon tape?
replying to Evan, frank wrote:
Wrong. Teflon tape is not toprovide sealant. It is to equalize friction. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...pe-667462-.htm |
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plumber's grease instead of teflon tape?
On Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 3:14:11 PM UTC-5, frank wrote:
replying to Evan, frank wrote: Wrong. Teflon tape is not toprovide sealant. It is to equalize friction. -- You're too late! 6 years ago, Evan fell into a pit of rabid gerbils and was eaten alive before he could be rescued. Authorities described the event as a four legged furry piranha attack. It was a real tragedy. (~_~ [8~{} Uncle Careful Monster |
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plumber's grease instead of teflon tape?
On Tue, 08 Aug 2017 20:14:02 GMT, frank
m wrote: replying to Evan, frank wrote: Wrong. Teflon tape is not toprovide sealant. It is to equalize friction. Actually, it is and does both. |
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