this is a serious tech question
now, we all know that Teflon tape comes in yellow and white. the yellow is for gas lines and the white for plumbing. My question is this, what direction do you put the tape on the pipe, clock wise or ...
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coolmom42 wrote:ScottG wrote:
Clockwise. Otherwise as your threading something on to it your unraveling the tape.
Not a likely scenario in the RV world.
Or you could just use pipe-dope and not have to remember!
Generally.
But flammable gas cylinders (all I've ever seen) are threaded backwards. The nut to connect the cylinder to a hose will have a notch in it. So the tape goes counterclockwise.
So the tape goes in the direction that won't unravel it when you make the connection.
