Emergency Shut Offs: Pipe Dope or Teflon Tape!? | The Dope on Pipe Dope Series (Part 1)

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Today on Serving Up Plumbing, with me David Butler....I'm serving up the DOPE on PIPE DOPE! When it comes to emergency shut off valves (or stops), should you use Pipe Dope or Teflon Tape? Welcome to part 1 of my series on all things Pipe Dope! Do's and Don'ts, Uses, and How-Tos! Be back next Wednesday for Part 2: Tubular & P-Traps!


0:00 Intro
0:37 Pipe Dope Uses
1:24 Emergency Shut Offs
2:13 Emergency Stop Ins & Outs
2:44 Different Kinds of Pipe Dope
3:30 How To Apply Pipe Dope
3:50 Compression Ring Troubleshooting
3:59 Emergency Shut Off Installing
4:15 Multiple Tools for Tightening a Stop
5:15 Why We Use Pipe Dope on the Shut Off
5:49 Do NOT Use Teflon Tape on Stops!
6:16 Flex Supply & Pipe Dope
6:45 Removing an Emergency Stop
8:03 Outtro
8:21 What's in Part 2?





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