Where did you get this? The big knock against teflon paste is overtightening not failure. Most plumbers I know use tape then "pipe dope" over the tape. Teflon Paste after it dries creates a very good soft seal and water generally can't push it out of the way to create a leak easily. Also while Teflon Paste is considered pipe dope, all pipe dope is not Teflon Paste. IMO, Teflon Paste is far more idiot proof and in my experience safer as a lot of people misapply tape and it is virtually impossible to misapply the paste. If you want to do it like a good pro, use both but given the nature of our plumbing and the fact that in a matter of a few weeks they become virtually self sealing I think the paste is going to work just fine.ericmcj31;106836 wrote: also helps to wrap tape against threads--the "pipe dope" that was mentioned earlier isn't good long term--teflon, when applied correctly, is way better.
I tried silicon and it does work, but I found once it dries it peels away from PVC a little too easily. Course the nice part about it is that it is easy to remove and start over.purpleGORILLA;106901 wrote: Bud, here is a very easy solution. Go buy a tube of aquarium silicon and use that whenever you have a thread pipes and bulk heads. They will never leak. Get rid of that teflon tapes, they are more hassle than it is worth.