The correct answer is to use pipe dope the Teflon tape over the pipe dope. Teflon tape is not a sealant of any sort is only a thread lubricant. A true pipe thread sealer is pipe dope. As I just asked a sprinkler fitter why he was pipe doping then Teflon taping all pipe threads and...
Teflon Tape Also called plumber's tape, Teflon tape comes spooled onto rolls much like adhesive tape. Like pipe dope, it is designed to seal threaded joints against leakage, but it's a stretchy film that can be wrapped around threads. It is normally white in color but can also be color-...
If your kit comes disassembled like this one, go on and install both tank valves on their respective tanks without any thread sealants such as Teflon tape or pipe dope. Once both tanks have been filled, give them a quick purge to ensure no contaminants are going into the torch assembly. T...
But when I asked about the adaptors and flex connection gas lines they were putting in (using the channel lock they used as a hammer and for nuts & bolts -- their only tool) they were clueless, no idea whether yellow teflon tape or pipe dope belonged or didn't belong on the gas ...