Tape + Dope....for anything,ever?
Tell it to me straight...Am I a Dope?
Let's say I have to replace a spray body,I twist it out with the Channelocks,see that it was installed with a nipple.I coat the female threads of the new body with some Rectorseal(just the right amount),then spin it back down.No muss,no fuss.
In an open hole,I use tape.It's the "Use No Dope" thing that bothers me.
Should I watch my back?
In an open hole,I use tape.It's the "Use No Dope" thing that bothers me.
Should I watch my back?
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GEEEZ, I thought the days of Boots and his bandwidth police was bad. There are threads missing from here?? A silly comment from Dana no less? Not even his normal level of sarcasm. I bet a guy could miss entire conversations with the mods acting this way.
I had to work today, what did I miss? What was the question? Were the usual
suspects involved?
suspects involved?
Metal on metal gets tape and dope. Manifold parts I use just tape.Tape + Dope....for anything,ever?
Others may disagree.
Thank you.Metal on metal gets tape and dope. Manifold parts I use just tape.
Others may disagree.
I am praying and confident that there will be a consensus.
I am very sensitive to any form of disagreement.
You are being sarcastic I pray.Thank you.
I am praying and confident that there will be a consensus.
I am very sensitive to any form of disagreement.
Where, exactly, are you still buying dope? That you can buy thread SEALANT, or TFE PASTE, I have no doubt, BUT I will repeat (one more time, from the cheap seats for the pups who have no clue), that I don't think you can actually buy PIPE DOPE anymore.Metal on metal gets tape and dope. Manifold parts I use just tape.
Others may disagree.
Yes you ca. Home Depot has it.Where, exactly, are you still buying dope? That you can buy thread SEALANT, or TFE PASTE, I have no doubt, BUT I will repeat (one more time, from the cheap seats for the pups who have no clue), that I don't think you can actually buy PIPE DOPE anymore.
Post a link. They sell nothing in the store you can't buy on-line. You can take offense at this point if you want to, but I still say what your buying is NOT pipe dope. It will either be a modern thread sealant or teflon paste.Yes you ca. Home Depot has it.
Search for "pipe dope" at Home cheapo.............results zero
Search for "dope"...........no results in plumbing
Search for "thread sealant".............5 results all rectorseal products
Search for "dope"...........no results in plumbing
Search for "thread sealant".............5 results all rectorseal products
You are correct I call it dope (actualy I call it mud) But it is realy teflon thread sealant.Where, exactly, are you still buying dope? That you can buy thread SEALANT, or TFE PASTE, I have no doubt, BUT I will repeat (one more time, from the cheap seats for the pups who have no clue), that I don't think you can actually buy PIPE DOPE anymore.
DOPE= Sealant=Teflon paste=Rectorseal=othersWhere, exactly, are you still buying dope? That you can buy thread SEALANT, or TFE PASTE, I have no doubt, BUT I will repeat (one more time, from the cheap seats for the pups who have no clue), that I don't think you can actually buy PIPE DOPE anymore.
sorry,just easier to say and spell.
Dope probably isn't dope anymore anyway.
Same search at Lowe's gives one result for an Oatey product. A search of their site gives this definition for dope
2. What is pipe dope?
Pipe dope is an industry slang term for thread sealant. It lubricates and seals when it is brushed on to pipe threads where two pipes are joined.
Generally, in my experience, any time we use the term "industry slang" like this, it is to imply that the word being used doesn't truly exist. In this case, dope wa a real product, but only back in the day of galvy and iron pipe.
2. What is pipe dope?
Pipe dope is an industry slang term for thread sealant. It lubricates and seals when it is brushed on to pipe threads where two pipes are joined.
Generally, in my experience, any time we use the term "industry slang" like this, it is to imply that the word being used doesn't truly exist. In this case, dope wa a real product, but only back in the day of galvy and iron pipe.
Nonetheless here is plumbers discussing the topic as well.
http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13506
http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13506
This guy had a funny response.
6 pages on this topic and not one thread stealer (pun) among the bunch.I use Pro-Dope, then tape, the Teflon paste, then another layer of tape. Then I epoxy the whole mess after I screw it together with a pair of 24s (with cheaters of course) as tight as I can.
If it even looks like its gonna leak I put a couple passes of P5 on there and cap it off with some 7018 rod, flattop it with a 4" grinder, buff it up with some flapper wheels, and add another coat of epoxy paint for good measure and to fill in any porosity.
i dont take offense. I am not going to argue with the ingredience of pipe dope. hahah But i bought pipe dope at home depot and used it when i installed my new kitchen. It says pipe dope right on it.Post a link. They sell nothing in the store you can't buy on-line. You can take offense at this point if you want to, but I still say what your buying is NOT pipe dope. It will either be a modern thread sealant or teflon paste.
oh and by the way, they dont have everything listed online! not even closePost a link. They sell nothing in the store you can't buy on-line. You can take offense at this point if you want to, but I still say what your buying is NOT pipe dope. It will either be a modern thread sealant or teflon paste.
He sounds like the Fimco-Meister of the plumbing world (no offense).This guy had a funny response.
Piker.....He sounds like the Fimco-Meister of the plumbing world (no offense).
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