Teflon tape is an essential tool in any plumber's arsenal, but unless you know how to use it correctly, you'll likely be left with lackluster results.

Using Teflon Tape Incorrectly Teflon tape, also known as PTFE thread tape or plumber's tape, is used for threaded joints and fittings in a plumbing system.

While finalizing the fitting he wrapped the threads with Teflon tape. On one of my rare forays into home repairs, I too, have used this nifty little composition to prevent me from a plumbing ...

Wow.<P>Teflon tape should have been sufficient, assuming you tightened all the fittings with a wrench.

Gecko-inspired tape sticks to Teflon Building on what we know about geckos' feet, researchers have fashioned carbon … ...

Packing is like Teflon tape that has been rolled up like a piece of rope, only the rope is small by comparison. Wrapping some packing around the stem of the faucet and screwing the cap nut back ...

Using nothing more than paper, Teflon tape, and a pencil, it's possible to make a small, eco-friendly power generator.