Subject: Re: [Tools] Electric Air Compressor? by CentralCoaster on 2015/8/4 5:05:36
On teflon tape, in case you haven't used it, wind it clockwise around the threads, when looking at the tapered end. If you do it the wrong way, the tape will ball up and come off when you thread it in.
Also, never use it on straight threads. Straight threads by their design do not make a seal. May be obvious but I come across a lot of plumbers that don't even know this.
I usually avoid pipe dope except on house gas lines or tore up threads, it's messy and never really dries.
