bet you didnt know this?

[jase158]

PTFE stands for Plumbers Tape For Everything.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

[h=1]Polytetrafluoroethylene[/h]

 

[ecowarm]

Thats correct.......... Steve

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Polytetrafluoroethylene

i was just about to say........LOL

 

[dancinplumba]

err me too even

 

[JCplumb]

PTFE stands for Plumbers Tape For Everything.

I prefer this one...

 

[Best]

Most of us are too thick to spell it, so PTFE it is! Lol!
Probably one of the best inventions in plumbing!

 

[jase158]

Boring.....

I was with a customer, last week, reaconed that PTFE stands for Plumbers tape for everything as the world wide web told him so. didnt think any more about it, then remembered today and wondered what it really was. I was hoping somebody would turn around and say "really", but no luck

 

[dontknowitall]

I was told it was poofta tape.

 

[Best]

Really?

 

[Mike Jackson]

A poor replacement for boss white and hemp.

Rarely use it myself, I prefer Loctite 55.

 

[Barry98]

What does LDF stand for then lol answers on a post card please

 

[dancinplumba]

wots LOL ?

 

[dontknowitall]

Local Development Framework?

 

[Best]

Love Ptfe, as the threaded fitting can be removed easily years later, unlike boss White & hemp which needs the torch at fitting first & a lot of work cleaning the threads. Good that Boss White & Hemp is, though.

 

[jase158]

A poor replacement for boss white and hemp.

Rarely use it myself, I prefer Loctite 55.

Is it as good, I tried using it, but found it very difficult to put on, leaks a lot and comes off a lot when tightening up. may try it again as only tried it when i first started out. do you use it on radiator tales?

 

[dontknowitall]

Is it as good, I tried using it, but found it very difficult to put on, leaks a lot and comes off a lot when tightening up. may try it again as only tried it when i first started out. do you use it on radiator tales?

If you wrap it round a few times then form a sort of olive shape this might help.

 

[Mike Jackson]

6 wraps of loctite 55 in the thread and a thin smear of jet blue does it every time for me. I think a lot of people overload the thread and it pushes off.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

LOL laugh out loud
LDF leak detection fluid

 

[Mike Jackson]

LDF = bubbles i.e. pass me the bubbles so i can test this nipple.

 

[zzzjim]

Plastic tape Fries Eyeballs , don't try burning off stray bits with tourch , like way old hemp joints got tidied up !

PTFE degrades above 260c and can give off some really dodgy fumes



( 15 chems that H&S say "Cheerfull Cancer comments" about )

 

[jase158]

every body runs to there van to get ptfe and blow torch to smell the dodgy fumes, lol

 

[jase158]

was reading screwfix the other day and was laughing becase I could get a nipple or a bush (little thing please little minds)

 

[Mike Jackson]

Wait 'til you get to flanges.

 

[zzzjim]

Though " Boss White" sounded a bit non PC

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

just bought a product for my cars boot called creeping crack cure:laugh3:

 

[zzzjim]

just bought a product for my cars boot called creeping crack cure:laugh3:

Was it expensive , deffo need some !

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

nah about 3 quid my car has a boot leak thats proving impossible to find

 

[jase158]

nah about 3 quid my car has a boot leak thats proving impossible to find

put some sentinel leak sealer in there

 

[SimonJohns]

Anyone know what DILLIGAF means?

Answers most defiantly censored

 

[JCplumb]

do i look like i give a fig

 

[desrob]

bradawls an old timer...a big head with a little ***** and not much point to ya

 

[dontknowitall]

LOL!! - Had to google it though!

 

[goz666]

I once got told that if you put PTFE tape inside a roll up ciggie then smoked it, it could kill you ??? Anyone know if that's true ?? Or point me to the grave of the person who tried it ??

 

[Guest123]

Well when I'm stripping out scrap on a job, PTFE means to me:

Please Take Feckin Everything.