Right-Hand Rule

Updated: Mar. 10, 2022

Keep the direction of your Teflon tape wrapping straight by always going to the right.

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Right-Hand Rule

When winding Teflon tape onto pipe threads, I use a simple rule to get the direction of the wrap correct. If I insert my right thumb into the end of the pipe, my fingers will point in the direction that I need to wrap. — Josh Whited

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