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lukevriezen

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Location: USA

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Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 12:31pm

Teflon tape?

On the bottom of my Hunter rotors and sprays it says "No pipe dope" for connecting the funny pipe connectors. Can I use teflon tape, or should I use nothing at all?

SprinklerGuy

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Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 1:44pm

tape is fine....dope is paste, and not fine.

Use tape if anything but marlex nipples/funny fittings....otherwise no tape
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Arizona and Colorado
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lukevriezen

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Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 1:56pm

thanks

lush96

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Wednesday, February 21st 2007, 7:31pm

dont need anything.

SprinklerGuy

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Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 1:52am

LOL...you bored lush?

so you would install a sch80 nipple into the bottom of a Hunter PGP w/out Teflon?
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Arizona and Colorado
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Wet_Boots

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Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 3:28am

Sure! That way it comes out with the head when you unscrew it. What else would you want? [:D]

jmduke7

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Location: FT. Walton Beach, Florida

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Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 9:14am

I don't like teflon tape at all. It changes the diameter of the nipple / fitting and can entice over-tightening and undue stress.
Josh
Irrigation /Landscape Lighting / Pump and Well Specialist

drpete3

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Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 9:56am

I like gorilla tape. :)
Thanks,

Pete

SprinklerGuy

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Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 11:56am

Just use glue....but first move to my market.
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Arizona and Colorado
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jmduke7

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Location: FT. Walton Beach, Florida

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Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 1:00pm

That is priceless Sprinkler Guy! LMBO
Josh
Irrigation /Landscape Lighting / Pump and Well Specialist
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