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Finishing and Assembling the Fitting

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The CORRECT way to apply teflon tape. #plumbing #diy #tools #homeownership #helping

What happens here

After applying three tight wraps, tear off the Teflon tape from the roll. Using your fingers, carefully smooth down any loose ends or frayed edges of the tape onto the pipe threads, ensuring the tape adheres securely and tightly to the entire threaded surface. Once the tape is smoothed, take the corresponding female threaded fitting (such as the 90-degree elbow shown in the video) and carefully thread it onto the taped pipe. Finally, use appropriate wrenches to tighten the connection securely until it is snug and forms a watertight seal.

Goal: Secure the tape and assemble the threaded connection.

Tools and materials

  • Metal Fitting — The mating female-threaded fitting to be screwed onto the pipe
  • Threaded Pipe Fitting — The prepared pipe ready for assembly
  • Wrenches — To tighten the pipe and fitting together securely

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three wraps. Blend it at the bottom. Rip it off. Go ahead and kind of smooth it out. Get all those frays and everything. Take your fitting, your 90, your coupling, your union, whatever it is. Go ahead and thread that on. Take wrenches and tie it down all together. I appreciate all you guys commenting yesterday telling me that I was doing it

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