Teflon Tape or Plumbers Putty?
For the past several years, I've been using teflon tape on the threads of the anode in my Suburban water heater to keep water from leaking out of the tank. This year, I bought a plumbers putty stick a...
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navegator wrote:
Teflon tape is not a sealer, it is a thread lubricant, most folks wrap to many turns and eventually end up with a plug or fitting that is not tightened enough or sealing with the threads, plumbers putty is a sealer with a bit of lubricant.
navegator
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Sorry it is a sealer, three wraps, and two differnt kinds one for water and one for Gas (yellow).
