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Date:         Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:48:35 -0600
Reply-To:     miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Propex and getting gas tight fittings
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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In the natural gas business, we use teflon tape on all threaded connections where we don't want gas to escape, which is all of them, including the installation of sensitive devices. Of course, as mentioned earlier, we don't use it on compression or flared connections. Teflon tape has to be used properly, or the chances of little bits getting into a myriad of orifices, causing upsets and failures, are very good. I believe that is the only reason you are discouraged from using it in a Propane application, i.e. because, unless you've had instruction and practice, you are likely to apply it incorrectly, and it will leak, or come apart inside your system, or both. Miguel


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