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Thread tapes are used to seal, lubricate, and prevent seizure on threaded bolts, studs, and fittings. They are commonly referred to as: Teflon tape PTFE tape PTFE thread seal tape plumber’s tape ...

Turns out, all you need to generate a little electricity is some paper, Teflon tape and a pencil. A team from EPFL, working with researchers at the University of Tokyo, presented just such a ...

Find the series of linear grooves, also called threads, at the end of the shower arm, and apply two or three passes of Teflon tape over them in a clockwise direction. Press the shower head tape ...

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If yours doesn’t, then you need to attach them. Wrap the threads counterclockwise with Teflon tape before connecting each to the hot and cold water supply valves under the sink. Step 9 ...

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In this series, Sharon Lerner exposes DuPont’s multi-decade cover-up of the severe harms to health associated with a chemical known as PFOA, or C8, and associated compounds such as PFOS and GenX.