PTFE thread tape is an essential component when working on all types of pipework. The versatile and flexible tape simply wraps around all threaded joints and ensures a watertight seal.

An essential plumbing and heating item with a very short abbreviation of a much longer named description polytetrafluoroethylene! PTFE quickly and easily makes a seal on any threaded joint. 

Product Details: 

• Brand: Essentials
• Colour: White
• Length: 12m 
• Width: 12m 
• Thickness: 0.08mm
• Type: PTFE Tape 
• Pieces in Pack/Case: 1 
• SKU: PTFEA1000
• Product Code: 1037103

Key Features: 

• Used for general purpose sealing in pipe threads.
• Versatile and flexible.
• Not suitable for gas applications.
• Perfect for water pipe fitting.
• Manufactured to BS Standards.
• WRAS Approved.

Uses: 

• When screwing airline fittings together, metal-to-metal, it is important to ensure air-tight seals. Do this by winding this standard PTFE white tape around the male threads. Leaking joints waste compressed air.
• The tape is technically called polytetrafluoroethylene and commonly known as PTFE tape.
• Wrap it about three times round the male thread of a fitting and pull away. For it to be fully effective it must be wrapped clockwise around the thread.
• The easiest way to remember which way to wind the tape is to hold the fitting in your left hand and apply the tape with your right hand, turning clockwise.

• Any workshop with an air compressor should have a roll of PTFE tape in the tool box.