
PTFE Thread Tape Thread seal tape or "plumber's tape" is a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film for use in sealing pipe threads. The tape is wrapped around the exposed threads of a pipe before it is screwed into place. Since the PTFE is malleable, deformable and impermeable, it acts a little like putty under compression, being forced into small gaps between threads in order to create an air- and watertight seal when threaded into a joint. The 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. PTFE Tape is applied to all fittings with male srew threads.
Dimensions: 0.1mm x width 12mm