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Do more yourself - Do it Yourself
Home Improvement - Plumbing / Heating / Generators / Landscaping & Gardening - Lawn Care
Everything you see is how I take care of my home and I hope that you can use some of my videos to help you do more yourself at your home.
Home Improvement - Plumbing / Heating / Generators / Landscaping & Gardening - Lawn Care
Everything you see is how I take care of my home and I hope that you can use some of my videos to help you do more yourself at your home.
92% of Homeowners Use Teflon Pipe Tape Wrong - Here's Why it Leaks
Using Teflon Pipe Tape wrong causes leaks & reduces flow. Learn how to use Teflon Pipe Tape like a PRO but in a way you can do yourself for leak free connections everytime & avoid the most commn plumbing mistakes.
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Due to factors beyond the control of Silver Cymbal, I cannot guarantee against improper use or unauthorized modifications of this information. Silver Cymbal assumes no liability for property damage or injury incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Use this information at your own risk. Silver Cymbal recommends safe practices when working on machines and or with tools seen or implied in this video. Due to factors beyond the control of Silver Cymbal, no information contained in this video shall create any expressed or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage, or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or from the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Silver Cymbal.
Nothing in this video was sponsored
This video, description and comments contain affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!
Disclaimer:
Due to factors beyond the control of Silver Cymbal, I cannot guarantee against improper use or unauthorized modifications of this information. Silver Cymbal assumes no liability for property damage or injury incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Use this information at your own risk. Silver Cymbal recommends safe practices when working on machines and or with tools seen or implied in this video. Due to factors beyond the control of Silver Cymbal, no information contained in this video shall create any expressed or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage, or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or from the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Silver Cymbal.
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The better starters all have a bypass for totally flat batteries. Either on the unit, or on the small block that plugs into the unit.
Too far not to far.
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Fun fact - 64% of all statistics are made up.
Thank you so much for your video…. It took me only 5 minutes… problem solved.
As a heavy truck mechanic for over 30 years I can't tell you how many times I've seen where guys put it on compression and or flair fittings. Being that I work on a large fleet of mixers (cement trucks) I tend to need it fairly often. I just want to know what your take is for using pipe dope and any other guys that might see this comment. Also I've seen a couple videos showing that you are supposed to roll it up into a string and goes right down between the threads. Anyway ya I'm just curious to see what you and others think about it. Finally decent video and because of that I'm definitely going to go back and check out some of your videos from the past 👍🇨🇦🔧
Do you use tenacity every year? What stores sell this in the US? I can’t get it in Canada.
It's actually 91.7 % of people who get this wrong. I don't know where the extra .3 % came from.
the key is in the name, teflon, it doesnt prevent leaks, its a non stick..ie lubricant, it also helps with the removal of fittings, oh btw, youre using way too much tape
Here is a tip flip the roll over
Can you use this on clay soil as well?
Geeeeezzz
Feeding in new line looks easy. But what about broken line inside the unit? How hard is it to disassemble to get out the broken line or clean out the inside?
Utter nonsense, a little tape around the thread will do fine 🤦♀️👷♀️
It's not illegal, do whatever you want but there is a reason for slow leaks and drips and this is one of the most common causes easily avoided with some simple changes
Reverse the roll and it works nice with gas tape stainless steel, we use it on work to steam air and water on sterilizers and scrape the threads befor you apply the tape so it locks better to the threads
Why aren't plumbing fittings threads etc already designed to be waterproof without any need for this tape? We don't know how to design a leakproof fitting yet after well over a hundred years of modern plumbing 21st century?
They are extremely precise fits but water will work its way under pressure through tiny inperfections. Its the same reason that 100 years later engines still need gaskets to be assembled without leaks.
@SilverCymbal thanks for informing me. So basically we still aren't able to make threading / fittings without imperfections or at least to the level they're not going to leak. I hear what you're saying
Source on where you get the 92% statistic from?
Newbie DIY forum I posted in. I think its higher than 92% sicne many there are more advanced homeowners
Ryobi just came out with an 80v 30in push mower that claims to be more powerful than your toro timemaster.
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Teflon is DuPont's mark for PFAS, one of the #ForeverChemicals! Hemp-string works just as well (was used every-where before DuPont & Co.). Dear Silver Cymbal: Please advice your viewers where one can buy Hemp-tape/-string [natural, functions just as well --sans FOREVER-toxins]. (Thanks in advance.)
Where did you get your 92% number?
Newbie DIY forum I posted in. I think its higher than 92% sicne many there are more advanced homeowners
This gen will disappoint for sure.I should know,I bought 8 batteries and can only hook up five because there is NO adapters to use more than 5 batteries at a time. Also batteries are not reliable.
you might want to rent a impact driver!!!
The active ingredient in Tenacity is mesotrione which is not recommended on certain grass species including bermuda. Just fyi.
do not use teflon tape! use gas line goop
Can you use product #2 with product #3?
Yes you can!
I will definetly try that!
If you want to step up your game and really keep leaks away, use tape and then dope. Might be good for a separate video.
Where is this "far" that people go to?
A late reminder that Jeffrey Epstein and John McAfee didn't kill themselves
I paid $20 for a new blade. The local shop wanted $15 to sharpen the blade. Better to buy new , yes
Great video. Good trick with plastic bag for fuel. I always run the mower out of gas completely before changing the blade and oil but the bag idea is smart
My dad was born in 1916 on a farm they didn’t have Teflon tape. How did they ever survive? 😊
Wrong! The REAL problem is that the male threads are truncated, while the female threads are deeper and end with an inverted edge. Putting these together leaves a triangular passage through which water slowly leaks. Putting lots of tape on won't completely fill this gap due to its shape. The ultimate solution is to use some semi-liquid sealant that can squish ALL the way into the triangular passage, or just wait a year for corrosion to fill the gap.
92% my ass.
I agree, it's higher. My poll was completed by more advanced folks.
The best use I found for PTFE tape is when the compression gland on stoptap or radiator valve leaks you can remove the compression nut, twist the PTFE tape into a thin cord and wrap it around the stem, push it into the gap with a thin screwdriver and then refit the compression nut. the tape is pushed down and compressed and stops the leak.
Teflon tape causes people to overtighten fittings as the PTFE lubricates the thread. I have found that especially on central heating radiators the threads in the radiator are very rough, and with smooth chromed screw fittings the PTFE tape is just ripped off the fitting and ends up in the central heating system. Rather use a liquid gasket compound on radiators.... For tricky sealing jobs where it keeps weeping I use Loctite 55 sealing cord, which consists of a nylon / PTFE cord which instantly produces a pressure tight joint.
I'm wondering if I can spray this on weeds around my hydrangeas. Does the solution soak into the ground and kill other plants or does in just kill from spraying directly onto the plant?
You Americans have a lot of work to do! I live in London UK and my lawn is approx 12m2 :D
You didn’t mention my pet peeve, the bargain tape, half the price, but so thin it is basically useless. Buy a quality brand. I like the yellow tape as it’s designed for gas, where any leak is very dangerous. As a result it’s generally certified and of higher quality.
If you have a vehicle with a petrol engine, and the battery is completely dead, it won't have enough energy to activate the coil. So when you disconnected the jump starter, the engine will die. Best to charge the battery for 15 minutes or so before attempting to jump start the vehicle. Alternatively, leave the jump starter connected for 15 minutes or so before removing it. Don't forget to fully charge the jump starter afterwards!
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gas work isn't a dangerous as you'd imagine. The pressures the gas is under are very small. I once replaced a packaged gas furnace that had a gas pipe that was so loose, it turned under the weight of my pipe wrench, when I put wrench one on the pipe, and let go, to grab wrench two for the fitting. This was a natural gas system, which boils down to about 2psi. Just having the threads full of dope, and being run most of the way on, was all it took to hold gas. It takes more psi to blow bubbles in a large soda, through your straw or to clear a snorkel, than 2psi. Propane is about 15psi. By comparison, your typical water pressure in a residential setting is about 40 to 80 psi. They make a pressure cap, you can seal your gas line up with, and then you can pump it up to 40psi, and let it set overnight if you're worried about your work being gastight.
1. The purpose of NPT threads is NOT to make the fittings easier to assemble. You made me laugh with that one. National Pipe Taper threads are in concept, self sealing. In that there is no compression sleeve, rubber gasket, or flared ends needed to make a connection. 2. Red and blue tape spools indicate the length of tape on the spool at some big box stores. You get better value with the longer spool assuming you're not prone to losing things :) 3. When wrapping threads, unspool the tape from the BOTTOM of the spool directly to the thread for a much tighter and easier to control wrap. 4. For best results, use teflon tape on pipe threads 1" diameter and under. Use teflon paste on pipe diameters over 1".
You can ask around and see if anyone in your community is a dowser. According to British research, one person in 200 has the innate ability. Due to technology prejudice, dowsers wont advertise. My dad had the ability; sadly it did not pass to me.
You’re right. I spliced high voltage cable for 16 years and in the early days we taped all our splices(15 and 35kv). If you throw tape as shown in the video, you can’t stretch the tape and pull it tight because you’re fighting the slack in the tape. I see “experts” throwing tape on electrical UA-cam videos the wrong way all the time.
I got a chuckle out of that “like and subscribe” plug. Nicely done sir, nicely done! 🤣💥👊🏼
Contrary to popular belief, Teflon thread tape was originally designed for use as a thread “lubricant”. It wasn’t really meant to be a leak preventer when it was first developed.
Four times around and another one for every half inch diameter. Also tape isn’t code most places anymore. Should be using paste. Only time I use it is plastic to plastic and in that case I use both tape and paste
Disassemble a fitting that's been installed with Teflon Tape. Do you see anything in the threads that could have formed a seal? No. Teflon tape is NOT a sealer.