X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-d04.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.36] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1011302 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:48:00 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.36; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-d04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.8e.29e39929 (16335) for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:47:07 -0400 (EDT) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: <8e.29e39929.2fec337b@aol.com> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:47:07 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Thread "sealing" To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1119541626" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5012 -------------------------------1119541626 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 6/23/2005 6:02:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes: Hi Dave, Although it is officially a No-No, I have always used Teflon tape on my large pipe thread ends. I am carefully to not wrap it so that tape is not near the pointed end and is wrapped tight. I also found the fitting "bottoming" out in the redrive casting as if made for a straight rather than a tapered NPT. This not a recommendation to use Teflon tape - just my experience has been OK. Ed A Group, There are several brands of NPT pipe sealer that work great without the danger of breaking loose particles. Go to the gas piping section og your local hwd and you will find a teflon-enhanced liquid pipe sealer. It is a brush on paste that does eveything the tape does. Put it on a couple of threads up from the end. It seals great and there are no pieces to float down stream. This product is aften called "pipe dope". Bill Jepson -------------------------------1119541626 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 6/23/2005 6:02:23 AM Pacific Standard Time,=20 eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>Hi=20 Dave,

Although it is officially a No-No, I have always used Teflon=20= tape=20 on my
large pipe thread ends.  I am carefully to not wrap it so t= hat=20 tape is not
near the pointed end and is wrapped tight.  I also fo= und=20 the fitting
"bottoming" out in the redrive casting as if made for a=20 straight rather than
a tapered NPT.  This not a recommendation to= use=20 Teflon tape - just my
experience has been OK.

Ed=20 A
Group,
 There are several brands of NPT pipe sealer that work great witho= ut=20 the danger of breaking loose particles. Go to the gas piping section og your= =20 local hwd and you will find a teflon-enhanced liquid pipe sealer. It is a br= ush=20 on paste that does eveything the tape does. Put it on a couple of threads up= =20 from the end. It seals great and there are no pieces to float down stream. T= his=20 product is aften called "pipe dope".
Bill Jepson
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