Pipe thread tape, otherwise known as teflon tape, is a crucial aspect of plumbing. What's one mistake you should never make with teflon tape as a DIYer?

Then you have "garden hose thread" (literally called GHT), and a bunch of other stuff but if you deal with plumbing in the US, it will be NPT for 95% of it, with the other 4.99% being hose bibs ...

RectorSeal® Corp. has introduced RectorSeal Blue+™, a non-setting, multi-purpose, lead-free, blue-colored pipe thread sealant approved for use in multiple plumbing and HVACR residential, commercial, ...

most likely the best thing to use is Thread Compound, its a teflon based hard drying paste that you goop all over the threads and then screw together, then the goop dries hard.<P>go to ace ...

A home plumbing job can quickly become a nightmare. Here are 10 rules to avoid disaster.

For pipe threads, determine nominal size by comparing the part against a size profile. A good rule of thumb for pipe sizes up to 2 in. nominal is to measure the OD and subtract ¼ in. Round off ...