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2. Thread seal tape - Wikipedia

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   Thread seal tape (also known as PTFE tape, Teflon tape, or plumber's tape) is a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film tape commonly used in plumbing for sealing pipe threads. The tape is sold cut to specific widths and wound on a spool, making it easy to wind around pipe threads. Thread seal tape lubricates, allowing for a deeper seating of the ...

3. Pipe dope - Wikipedia

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   Petroleum-based pipe dope is not intended for use on threaded PVC, CPVC or ABS pipe and fittings since it will deteriorate the plastic. Builders in the US are expected to use thread compounds that meet ASTM F2331 - Standard Test Method for Determining Chemical Compatibility of Thread Sealants with Thermoplastic Threaded Pipe and Fittings Materials or thread seal tape on PVC, CPVC and ABS threads.

4. Flex Seal - Wikipedia

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   Flex Shot was released as an alternative to a caulk gun. [3] Flex Tape was released as a waterproof tape. [4] Flex Glue was released as a fix-all adhesive. [5] The company has also made several ancillary products over the years, including Block Out, Slick Fix, Maximum Traction, Foamazing, Blast Off and Winter Wax.

5. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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   The installed coupling housing encases the gasket and engages the grooves around the pipe to create a leakproof seal in a self-restrained pipe joint. There are two types of grooved coupling; a flexible coupling allows a limited amount of angular movement, and a rigid coupling does not allow movement and may be used where joint immobility is ...

6. List of adhesive tapes - Wikipedia

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   Invisible double-sided tape used to attach hair pieces or to hold delicate fabrics against the skin. Reflective tape High-visibility adhesive tape with retroreflective sheeting. Thread seal tape Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film tape commonly used in plumbing for sealing pipe threads. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene tape

7. Hose clamp - Wikipedia

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   Another handy attribute: worm-drive hose clamps can be daisy-chained or "siamesed" to make a long clamp, if you have several, shorter than the job requires. Some things seen assembled with hose clamps include the tail boom on a GMP Cricket model helicopter , a homemade gas scooter , makeshift pipe hangers, mounts for rooftop TV and shortwave ...