{"product_id":"ptfe-thread-tape-19mm-x-10m","title":"PTFE Thread Tape - 19mm x 10m","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #c88300;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: #c88300;\"\u003eThread Seal Tape a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film cut to specified widths for use in sealing pipe threads.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: #c88300;\"\u003eThread seal tape can be used in many ways, the most common of which is to seal pipe threads. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: #c88300;\"\u003eAlso known as plumber’s tape, PTFE tape, tape dope, or popularly but incorrectly as Teflon tape.064\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: #c88300;\"\u003eIn use, the tape is wrapped around the exposed threads of a pipe before it is screwed into place. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: #c88300;\"\u003eThe tape is commonly used commercially in pressurized water systems, such as central heating systems, as well as in air compression equipment and thread joints with coarse threads.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: #c88300;\"\u003eOne of the defining characteristics of PTFE is how good it is at defeating friction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: #c88300;\"\u003eThe use of PTFE tape in tapered pipe threads performs a lubricating function, which more easily allows the threads to be screwed together, to the point of deformation, which is what creates the seal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #c88300;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eUses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: #c88300;\"\u003eThread tape is appropriate for use on tapered threads, where the sealing force is a wedge action.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: #c88300;\"\u003eParallel threads may not seal effectively with or without tape, as they are intended to be sealed by a gasket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Venice","offers":[{"title":"19mm x 10m","offer_id":35642228506788,"sku":"BPTFE019\/319\/19mm x 10m","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"12mm x 10m","offer_id":35642228539556,"sku":"BPTFE012IU\/319\/12mm x 10m","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/0534\/7748\/products\/1a320903670d82bcd03baa7c364a31df.jpg?v=1597154079","url":"https:\/\/astitchahalf2f-net.myshopify.com\/products\/ptfe-thread-tape-19mm-x-10m","provider":"astitchahalf2f.net","version":"1.0","type":"link"}