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Teflon Tape

Bill_3
Bill_3 Member Posts: 34
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Why is it your not allowed to use teflon tape on gas piping?

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  • Alan(CaliforniaRadiant)Forbes
    Alan(CaliforniaRadiant)Forbes Member Posts: 1,243
    It's

    OK to use in our jurisdictions (SF Bay Area), but I can see that some people might be concerned with tape fragments clogging gas valves and preventing them from closing all the way.

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  • chris smith
    chris smith Member Posts: 39
    teflon

    here in maine we cannot use the tape due to possible clogging of gas valves, another concern is teflon tape is not a great product to use with cast fittings its been known to make them crack,an example would be trane will not warrentee cracked coil manifolds [coils with cast manifolds]were teflon tape has been used, in fact they now tag there coils labled as such

    chris smith

    paradise porter maine
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    there is a specific teflon

    tape for use on gas piping...its yellow, and rather pricey. i tried some and its okay..i found that i liked the old fashioned pipe dope best...ones is supposed to keep the teflon tape off the first thread when useing it for gas.
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