If you need help creating a watertight seal on your threaded joints, don’t hesitate to contact us or call us at 1-Tom-Plumber ( 1-86). Otherwise, when trying to screw that shower head (or other item) in place, you’ll just bust up the tape and create damaging water leak problems down the road. The biggest takeaway is that you need to wrap the tape in the same direction as the threads (the direction that you will screw the object onto a threaded pipe).
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Knowing how to use plumber’s tape isn’t hard to learn. How to Use Plumber’s Putty (Blog & Video).You now have a “joint” that has a seal and is watertight. You’re done - except for that last bit where you actually screw the shower head (or another object) onto the threaded pipe. Now take the loose end and make sure you tighten it around the wrapping and squeeze it tight.You want to wrap around the threads about 5 times (give or take a wrap) until all but the first thread are thoroughly wrapped with Teflon tape. Pull the tape tightly as you wrap around the threads.Begin wrapping the tape around the threads of the pipe - in the same direction that the shower head will screw onto it.Now unscrew the object from the threaded pipe and you’re ready to begin wrapping.This is critically important that you wrap it in the right direction. It should be going in the direction of the threads, not against the threads. That is the same direction you’ll want to wrap your plumber’s tape.
Make note of which direction you are screwing on the object.
Now take the object (let’s say it’s a shower head) you want to attach, and then screw it onto the threaded pipe you want it joined with.First, make sure you remove any dirt, buildup or debris from the two objects that you want to join together.This is what a typical roll of plumber’s tape looks like.
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