Question about Teflon Tape and Fittings

Keith Strout · Sep 22, 2013

Title pretty much say's it all.... Should I use Teflon tape on the threading for my hose fittings? or should I just use my fittings as is?

4Ryan6 · Sep 22, 2013

If you've bought traditional G1/4 water cooling fittings No!, They seal with a rubber O-ring.

If you've bought 1/4" NPT fittings, Yes!

swifty_morgan · Sep 22, 2013

if you ever use teflon tape, put it on the opposite the way the fitting screws in. that way it won't "unwind" and ball up as you screw the fitting in.

( threads in clockwise so put tape on counter clockwise )

4Ryan6 · Sep 22, 2013

swifty_morgan :

Also if the teflon tape could affect a coolant flow like getting stuck in a water block, always start the teflon tape one thread looping back from the end, that way the threads won't cut off the part past the end, but if the teflon tape is applied past the end it will cut it off and get into the flow routing.

Once again teflon tape is not needed with standard G1/4 O-ring water cooling fittings, but I did use the 1/4" NPT thread barbed fittings on my home made insulated reservoir, and the copper channeling water block that came with standard 1/2" ID barbed 1/4" NPT fittings, requiring teflon tape.

Keith Strout · Sep 22, 2013

Ok, ill keep that in mind. Thanks all

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