AKORD 12mm x 12m Water White Plumbers PTFE Thread Seal Tape Plumbing Joint, 12mm x 0.075mm

Product Information

As you may have guessed from the opening line of this how-to guide, PTFE tape or “polytetrafluoroethylene” tape is known by numerous different names but regardless of what name it’s known to you as they all refer to the same product; PTFE tape.

Chemical inert, so it won’t react with other elements. That makes it ideal for applications where solvents, gases, or acids may be lurking. Resistant to high arcs and performs well in high temperatures, making it ideal for use with capacitors, wire harnesses, and high-temperature coils.

Don't let your plumbing give you the winter blues! We will show you how to prevent your plumbing from freezing and how to thaw frozen pipes. Take the end of your plumber’s tape and place it on the second thread from the pipe’s end. Hold it there with your finger or thumb. The tape should sit flat over the threads and not bunch up. Extend it perpendicularly to the length of the pipe. As we have discussed above, PTFE tape can be used on pretty much any domestic water-based plumbing system to help prevent the potential of any future leaks forming. It can also be used to help seal up fuel systems that include oil, petrol and diesel and also with gas systems, but you have to use the correct PTFE tape specifically for use with gas.

Not only is PTFE tape a fantastic sealant, due to the very low-friction nature of the tape it makes it very slippery which in turn makes it a fantastic lubricant on and around joints. Teflon tape is made of polytetrafluoroethylene. That’s a mouthful, so it’s called PTFE for short. This PTFE tape comes pre-cut to a specific width and is then wound on a spool so you can decide how long your piece needs to be. For products that actually create a seal in pipe joints products called “Jointing Compounds” should be used. Commonly known in the UK as “Portable Jointing Compound” and in the US often known as “Pipe Dope” these products are also used to help seal up threads in pipe joints. Wrap the tape tightly around the threads 2-3 complete revolutions. Hold the pipe fitting steady and rotate the hand holding the roll of tape around the threads to wrap them. Pull the tape tight after each full revolution around the pipe fitting. [4] X Research source

Apply plumber’s tape to shower head and arm connections to seal them. Shower heads and arms, which are the metal tubes that shower heads attach to, are another area that tend to have problems with leaky connections. Make sure to wrap all the male threads on new shower heads and shower arms 2-3 times with plumber’s tape before screwing them together. [7] X Research source PTFE tape, thread seal tape, plumber’s tape or Teflon tape as it’s also known is a very usefully and versatile tape used mainly to help seal up plumbing joints and stop or prevent them from leaking. Ensure joints are clean, dry and free from any debris: Once you have cleaned off all the major crud and debris from your joints ensure they are fully dry as the presence of any moisture can cause leaks. Use a lint free cloth to remove any remaining dust and moisture and for a fine clean a can of compressed air (also known as an air duster) can blow away and remaining dust or moisture