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  2. Thread seal tape - Wikipedia

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    Thread seal tape is wrapped around the threads, lubricating the connection and allowing the two pieces to be screwed deeper together. Thread seal tape (also known as PTFE tape, Teflon tape, or plumber's tape) is a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film tape commonly used in plumbing for sealing pipe threads.

  3. National pipe thread - Wikipedia

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    The sealants, where used, are typically thread seal tape thread sealant or a thread seal paste pipe dope (sometimes similar in composition to plumber's putty). Because the thread body is tapered (0.75 in/ft or 62.5 mm/m), a larger diameter keeps compressing into a smaller diameter and finally forms a seal (no clearance remains between the ...

  4. List of thread standards - Wikipedia

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    Unified Miniature Screw Threads: V Thread Form: 0.60 UNM ANSI/ASME B1.11-1958 (R2016) Microscope Objective Thread: V Thread Form ASME B1.13M-2005 (R2015) Metric Screw Threads: M Profile: V Thread Form ASME B1.15-1995 (R2003) Unified Inch Screw Threads (UNJ Thread Form) V Thread Form ASME B1.20.1-2013: Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch) Pipe ...

  5. List of adhesive tapes - Wikipedia

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    Invisible double-sided tape used to attach hair pieces or to hold delicate fabrics against the skin. Reflective tape High-visibility adhesive tape with retroreflective sheeting. Thread seal tape Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film tape commonly used in plumbing for sealing pipe threads. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene tape

  6. North American Fire Hose Coupler Incompatibilities - Wikipedia

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    [1] [25] 7.5 threads per inch were selected not just as a compromise between the 6, 7, and 8 threads per inch then in use, but because tools and methods had been developed to facilitate the conversion of existing 7 tpi and 8 tpi threads to 7.5 tpi threads, for couplings with an outside diameter ranging from 3 inches to 3 1/8 inches to the new ...

  7. Compression fitting - Wikipedia

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    A compression fitting 15 mm isolating valve. A compression fitting is a fitting used in plumbing and electrical conduit systems to join two tubes or thin-walled pipes together. . In instances where two pipes made of dissimilar materials are to be joined (most commonly PVC and copper), the fittings will be made of one or more compatible materials appropriate for the connect