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Wayne.B

On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:45:41 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:06:45 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:46:48 -0500, wrote:

I am starting to prefer the teflon paste.

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Yes. I just finished a fairly complex plumbing job on the boat (new
distribution manifold for 4 zones of A/C cooling water). It has more
than 15 individual pipe joints and is driven by a 1 hp pool pump so
there is lots of pressure and lots of opportunity for leaks. Knock
on wood, everything worked fine with no leaks first time it was
powered up. I've always used teflon tape previously but I've had my
share of failed joints with that.

The directions that come with the compression fittings I've bought or looked at said to use no tape
or compound.

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That's absolutely correct for compression fittings. My fittings were
NPT (National Pipe Tapered Thread), a standard since 1864.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_pipe_thread