I don't see a pipe wrench?
A few years back, the young man that came to install our water heater and furnace didn't have a pipe wrench. He was sitting and looking at the 50 year old 1 1/4 gas line and his channellocks He was really relieved when I offered the use my pipe wrench
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I saw the wrench.
I do not use tread tape, it does not last.
I use pipe dope only, so does the company I work for, we do water, air & gas lines, as well as some vacuum lines.
I use either dope or tape and never had a problem with either. In my view it is a metal-to-metal seal anyway and the tape or dope just acts more like a lubricant than a sealer. That's why you can put on liquid thread sealer but use the joint before the sealer dries.My employer has been in business since 76. They have always used thread tape and/or pipe dope. They have never had an issue
My employer started in the 1800's & we got tired of replacing the tape, when we found leaks.My employer has been in business since 76. They have always used thread tape and/or pipe dope. They have never had an issue
My employer started in the 1800's & we got tired of replacing the tape, when we found leaks.
We even tried the liquid tape, but it would not stop leaks, so we use only dope now.
I always use Rectorseal #5 myself.
I'm a Kroil user myself. My cans of PB Blaster and WD-40 have been sitting, untouched on the shelf for years. Kroil is 10x better IMHO.It used to be. Then kroil came out. And then jack of all sprays came out. Now i only by jack of all sprays
I'm a Kroil user myself. My cans of PB Blaster and WD-40 have been sitting, untouched on the shelf for years. Kroil is 10x better IMHO.
I'd check out "jack of all sprays" but I still have almost a gallon of Kroil and that may last me a lifetime.
I use two kinds of thread sealant. for oil and liquid I use Loctite 518 for LPG and natural gas I use a paste sealant that I was taught to use on propane fuel systems.
I don't want to think about all the teflon tape I have pulled out of regulators and control valves. Between teflon tape and silicone RTV that will cover about 90% of the non-wear problems in equipment of all kinds.
First, you should make sure the treads are cut correctly, if you cut threads at all.
We do for our systems, only the boiler is under contract & any new unit is under contact for one year.
We stop using tape because it would not hold pressure over 80 pounds per inch in any of our system.
I do use silicone when I do not have gasket martial to cut a gasket from, but that is few & far that happens.
We use sanded silicone to patch holes in walls or very small cracks.
I wonder if it would work on my hard water stained windows? Sprinklers used to hit the back windows and now you can't even see through them because of the white crud.That being said kroil is the best at plumbing stuff where you have a bunch of limescale and corrosion. It frees that stuff right up. I think its better at dissolving limescale.
Or straight vinegar.Try CLR on those window. That should do it.
Try CLR on those window. That should do it.
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