Plumber tape for parts cleaner

[Bellaireroad]

What kind of plumber tape is Chemical resistant for use on a parts washer. The standard Teflon tape is not working for me. Neither does pipe dope


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[rlitman]

What sort of issue are you having? The teflon in teflon tape will not break down from any chemical you could use in a parts washer. Anything that breaks down teflon would eat through a plastic tank, any coating on a steel tank, any metal in that washer, any gloves you could find ...

 

[bob15]

Are your fittings tight enough? Are you trying to use tape to seal a NPS fittings? Something else is wrong....and not the pipe sealant

 

[vettex2]

pics of fittings?

 

[T45]

For petrol fuel lines (and probably like-type solvents), we use the yellow teflon tape. You can get it at Home Depot, but it cost like 3-4 per roll. It seems to be thicker and hold up better. I've had white teflon tape fail so learned about this the hard way as well.

 

[Bellaireroad]

For petrol fuel lines (and probably like-type solvents), we use the yellow teflon tape. You can get it at Home Depot, but it cost like 3-4 per roll. It seems to be thicker and hold up better. I've had white teflon tape fail so learned about this the hard way as well.

Thanks .... will give it a try ... the fittings are stainless NPT on a Graymills parts washer.... originally there was a clear thick sealant on the threads that looked like silicon, but sure it was not .


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[Mohawk Dave]

I'm running PSC-1000 in a Gray Mills Clean o Matic 500a.

I used yellow teflon tape WITH pipe dope. Not a single problem or leak on the steel, brass, or rubber connections.

 

[Bellaireroad]

I'm running PSC-1000 in a Gray Mills Clean o Matic 500a.

I used yellow teflon tape WITH pipe dope. Not a single problem or leak on the steel, brass, or rubber connections.

I use the PSC 1000 also.... on the Graymills TR -24..... this may have more to do with the all stainless fittings and less to do with solvent


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[MJD1]

I would use the permatex hydraulic and pneumatic sealer. It's a liquid sealer like loctite but impervious to oil.

 

[Bellaireroad]

I would use the permatex hydraulic and pneumatic sealer. It's a liquid sealer like loctite but impervious to oil.

Yeah the permatex 567 is supposed to be good for stainless from what I've read... kinda pricey though


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[uscarry45]

2nd on using the yellow fuel tape

 

[MJD1]

Yeah the permatex 567 is supposed to be good for stainless from what I've read... kinda pricey though


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It's pricey, no doubt there. Still much cheaper than redoing leaking fittings.

 

[sberry]

Tighten the fittings.

 

[unslow1]

I've been using the blue for air, water, gasoline and ethanol for years. I thought the yellow was for natural gas. I use it for stove, furnace and dryer connections. Is this incorrect? I have the paste and usually save it for nitrous stuff.

 

[T45]

I've been using the blue for air, water, gasoline and ethanol for years. I thought the yellow was for natural gas. I use it for stove, furnace and dryer connections. Is this incorrect? I have the paste and usually save it for nitrous stuff.

There are some regulatory reasons why tape is color coded, see for eg,

http://allthumbsdiy.com/plumbing/when-to-use-ptfe-teflon-yellow-or-white-tapes-or-pipe-dope

 

[PeterT]

PluMBeRS PutTy

 

[plumbing101mike]

PluMBeRS PutTy

Ha ha ha yeah....no


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[rlitman]

PluMBeRS PutTy

The OP was not complaining about his plumber's crack.

 

[59 wagon man]

here is the old school way which may help. go to a real plumbing supply . Ask for a roll of spoolwick and whatever paste or pipe dope you prefer. Wrap the threads in a clockwise direction covering the threads 2 or 3 times. Now apply the pipe dope and tighten. I have done thousands of feet of threaded pipe and have very few leaks.

 

[Marcm157]

I use Rector Seal #7 for this type of application. Works great and doesn't leak.

 

[becker_atc]

I use Rector Seal #7 for this type of application. Works great and doesn't leak.

Hate using that stuff...like anti seize for me I get it everywhere

Any how... As a guy that works in the oil and natural gas industry I use Teflon tape daily. Use it on air lines, nat gas lines, natural gas liquids, condensate liquids ( think drip gas), lube oil lines, glycol, anti freeze ect.

Only things I use other than plain white Teflon tape is rector seal (which I hate using but works well with Teflon) or gray tape nickle/Teflon thread tape that is like anti seize and Teflon in one. It is great for stainless fittings, which I use a lot of.

Biggest thing I can say is apply it right with " enough" tape (which "enough" is in the actual procedure) generally 3-4 wraps of 1/2" wide white Teflon does the trick on smaller pipe fittings...and get it tight!! this is holding back up to 1250psi at times easily

 

[crazylunker]

Loctite 592