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Is Gasoila thread sealant sufficient to use with ¾" pipes for steam rad?

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Dave_61
Dave_61 Member Posts: 309
in Strictly Steam
Hello,

I am going to replacing a cracked Govboard radiator with the equivalent Baseray from Burnham. It is 2 pipe steam.

The inlet and outlet are each ¾" threaded. I first tried using Gasoila sealant and yellow teflon tape (I only wrapped the threads twice). The tape looked like it just bunched up against the radiator and did not go into the threaded holes.

I removed tape and used a liberal amount of Gasoila and rethreaded everything.

Should this be sufficient for ¾" connections?

I am in CT, and the radiator is going in our apt in NYC, so I want to be sure before I bring it there and we have a problem.

Thanks

Dave

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