Do you use teflon tape or pipe dope on seats and stems?
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Jimbo
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They are not designed to require any sealant on them. I always use teflon tape. I never have leaks, and I am too old a dog to change my ways!
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I believe the seats need some sort of sealant, if not paste thread sealant, then maybe Teflon tape.
With the stems, those have washers that seal.
With the stems, those have washers that seal.
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Follow-up question: If a valve stem or seat was not sealed properly and thus leaks at the threads, would it show up as a leak in the shower or behind the shower?
I'm guessing the valve stem would leak inside the tub in the same way a stem with a loose packing nut would leak. And a seat that is not sealed properly would leak behind the shower (and might do some serious damage). Is this about right?
I'm guessing the valve stem would leak inside the tub in the same way a stem with a loose packing nut would leak. And a seat that is not sealed properly would leak behind the shower (and might do some serious damage). Is this about right?
A thin wind of thin tape under the seats' shoulder will insure no leak from the back side of the seat and won't interfere with anything. I look at as a gasket.
Same with supplementing the seal where the steam it threaded into the valve body.
Same with supplementing the seal where the steam it threaded into the valve body.
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