How to Use Plumber's Tape Righthanded and Lefthanded
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- Опубликовано: 6 янв 2016
- Learn how to wrap plumber's tape in the correct direction on a plumbing pipe to prevent leaks.
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Leah, your explanations are so clear, concise and accurate - that's why I always look forward to a notification from your channel. My workshop now has a small sign that says "You CAN DO this", and I place it on any challenging project I'm working on. Thanks for your enthusiasm 😀
+dav snow you're welcome, and thanks very much!
I’m left handed, and all it took was one look at you wrapping the tape for me to get it without going nuts! Thank you! It’s hard for me to “translate” from right handed to left in many situations.
Instead of clockwise / counterclockwise, I find the easiest way to show me the direction is to thread the tape in the same direction as the nut or fitting will attach.
Either way, a very good tip to help the average person stop a leak.
Perfect. You're saving my sanity, girl. Thank you!!!
Your videos for home improvement are the best, really appreciate the speed and amount of information given.
It never gets old! Great demonstration at 3:40 of what goes wrong when you don't wrap CW. Few actually show the backed off or bunched up tape when they do their video of applying PTFE aka thread seal tape.
Thank you very much. I wasn't doing enough wraps. So simple!
Great video as always, Leah!
Thank you so much for explaining it way clear than what Google show
Thank you. This is the second time I've watched this video. First time i watched it when i had to fix my toilet water supply valve which i did great cause of your tutorial, but its been awhile since i've had to fix another valve. This time for my kitchen sink's water supply valve so i had forgot how to do this and I did it wrong then i remembered Leah has my back so i found your video again and fixed it right this time. As usual Mizz Leah. You are amazing. You make life easier and affordable for us plumbing inexperienced Neanderthals. Thank you and Happy New Year!
Your ways of teaching fit me like a glove. I am one who is afraid or being taught. I easily become intimidated. You are my hero!!! 🎉🍻🎓❤️🤠😇👏🏽🤝👌
thank you for sharing your tutorials are all ways great and so detailed and very easy to follow!😁
Always with the direction that the fitting twists on then? Wrap the tape clockwise and screw on the nut clockwise. Is that right?
You"re absolutely correct, always enjoy a true, skilled, very informative segment, great job..
+Blackie Kane thanks. :)
Great pointers Leah!
Love it! So simple yet so hard if you don’t know
Your videos are ASMR for me
Thanks again Leah! You must have been a (Great) teacher at some point, you sure make it easy to understand,Tony
+Anthony Seelbach you're welcome, Tony, and thanks for the compliment!
Another spot on video by Leah. Word of caution though after using tape on a gas fitting. We smelled gas after I installed a stove top but couldn't find a leak with soapy water and finally called the gas company to bring a sniffer that located a minuscule leak at the fitting I did. I got scolded to only use pipe dope on gas or expect a leak. Your millage may vary but I won't do it again.
This was so helpful. Thank you.
Thank you Leah ! As usual excellent ! Had no idea why things would still leak 😊
+Anthony D. you're welcome, Anthony! :)
Thank you, Leah
Great tip to pass along Leah! Look forward to your next video :-)
+cmrdgrs Thanks!
This time I didn't need to know about Teflon tape. Now I'm just in it for the abstract knowledge and the "you can do this" at the end.
+Rollin Leonard :)
Thank you that is a interesting small piece of advice I didn't know. I must have done this correctly the last time without understanding this method and the directions never indicated this detail.
+Leta Robinson you're welcome, Leta!
Thank you Leah! Keep the videos coming!! your videos are very helpful! UDAA! (like Odah) Thank you! in Comanche
+Naudi Cool, thanks Naudi!
THANK YOU LEA!!!! 4AM problem solved.
I'm a plumber. I can confirm this is accurate information :p
+itsmorowind thanks!
Thank you. This realy helps.
Your hands look exactly like my Grammies. She passed away last year and watching this video made me happy but sad
Thank you very helpful
You're tops! Thanks!
miss you and your video
A great video and here's a couple of extra tips to make life a little easier.
Have the tape come off the bottom of the spool (as opposed to the top as shown in one part the video) as it's wound round the pipe. That way the tape stays taut (you can see in the video that the tape unwinds from the spool if taken from the top.
If you need to wind tape around a pipe in confined space, eg. close to the back wall of a cabinet under a sink, wind some tape around a pencil or similar and use that instead or the tape spool. That way you can apply tape in a gap as small as 3/8th" / 9mm.
Thank you for the helpful suggestion. I guarantee just about everybody here is working "close to the back wall of a cabinet under a sink." 😅😅
exelent video
great tips
+oxobrandonoxo thanks!
Didn't know this. Such a simple tip...dee
+DeeLightful Co thanks, Dee!
thank you so much omg this was my error
Good vid. Leaks are no fun. So wrap it clockwise (from viewing it from front of nipple). Or just wrap it in the opposite direction that it screws in. But i like your method of holding the nipple in left hand and wrapping over top. That works. Do you recommend the goop (the pipe dope stuff) on top of the teflon tape? i hate leaks so i want the works.
I bought the dollar store teflon tape once. I also only used it once. It wouldn't grab the threads and was so thin I had to throw it away and find the good stuff to complete the plumbing I was working on. Sometimes you don't save any money saving money on something.
+Maxid1 yes, that is true!
Can I use both tapes for hot water? Thank you!
What millage tape is that heavy duty one?
what about the regular (white) tape- how many wraps does it need?
My favorite part is the outro "you can do this!"
would propane fittings be the opposite direction ??? you might want to do a follow up vid.?thank you.
+Ken co Hi Ken, Codes vary regarding the use of sealants for gas lines. So it would be tough to do a "one-size-fits-all" video.
+seejanedrill thanks for your response. codes or no codes my question is propane threads are reverse from water plumbing. I always use pipe tape every time I switch my 30 lb propane tanks every 3 weeks or so. I want to know if im doing it the right way. I use tape always because I had a leak years ago. perhaps I have been doing it wrong.I came to your vid because of the title. you should factor in the direction of the thread , left or right thread should be a major issue when you offer instruction or advice on using tape. im trying not to be an a hole , thank you.
Thanks Leah. I'm dyslexic. Seriously. It's hard to look at the pipe threads to decide which way I'm suppose to wrap it. Sometimes I stare at it and can't figure out which way is counterclockwise. I have to picture the clock and try to turn the pipe so that I can put 2 and 2 together. It's even more difficult if it's a fixed pipe. It's not easy. But now, I just have to remember--- Away From Me. Easy Peasy.
+SandiRose27 that's great, Sandi, glad to have been of help! :)
Esta es la forma correcta de aplicar el teflon.
+Francisco Banda gracias!
Next time I have a runny nose I’ll just get some Teflon tape.
I'm right handed but I prefer to wrap it the left handed way. Another reason to leave threads showing on the bottom is it allows you to get the threads started.
+frankie g3 good point
I'm left handed too!!
:)
This is old school plumbing , not those stupid plastic tubes.
Make a curve on a galvanized tube you need to fill up with sand, and then bend it !!! OLD SCHOOL guys !!! all my bathroom is done in that way you need to cover that tube with some tape made of "Brea" i cant find the English translation of that, but when you finish up , you heat it with some torch and this get glued to the tube.
Bambino
the shivering of the hands stress me out