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 Larger pipes, pipe dope or Teflon
Author: hi (TX)

I was but the preference of the majority of people on The Forum are for larger pipes, is it mostly pipe dope or is Teflon ever needed? I saw this Chinese guy put in a pipe together and I wondered

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 Re: Larger pipes, pipe dope or Teflon
Author: bernabeu (SC)

permatex pipe joint compound is my choice

messy but excellent

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 Re: Larger pipes, pipe dope or Teflon
Author: packy (MA)

i think most of us are happy with whatever gives us a good leak free joint.
i prefer teflon tape with pipe dope ontop of it.

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 Re: Larger pipes, pipe dope or Teflon
Author: bsipps (PA)

I’m with packy

I like the added insurance

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 Re: Larger pipes, pipe dope or Teflon
Author: Lorensr (CA)

I will third it.

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 Re: Larger pipes, pipe dope or Teflon
Author: exapprentice30 (MA)

What about pipe dope and wicking? A plumber from a popular diy tv show says he likes to use it on male threads when the female threads are old.

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