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3-4 times around the (male) fitting with PTFE tape, then a light amount of pipe dope on top of the PTFE tape.

That doesn't sound like a good idea at all. The whole idea behind PTFE (aka Teflon) is that it reduces friction because nothing, including pipe dope, sticks to it. What value does the pipe dope add to a properly-wrapped fitting?



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