Every owner knows that it is customary to break things at the most inopportune moment. Moreover, according to the main law of meanness of a "falling sandwich", something will break exactly when it is most needed. Or when there are no materials and tools for repair at hand. In such situations, you have to get out, using the means at hand. Plumbing in this respect is never an exception. Today we will talk about how you can quickly replace the FUM tape.
There are times in life when you need to fix a tap or a pipe. At the same time, there is no profile insulating material in the house, be it FUM tape or tow. It is simply impossible to tighten the thread of a plumbing fixture. Without the use of tow, it will most likely start to leak. The most correct option in this case is to go and buy the necessary material, but what to do if there is no such possibility, and something with insulation should be solved right here and now.
As a temporary, but completely reliable solution to the issue, you can replace the FUM tape or tow with ordinary polyethylene. For work, in addition to plumbing tools, you will need some kind of bag made of the appropriate material and a stationery knife (or ordinary scissors). First, take a measurement from a pipe, faucet or fitting. Then we cut out a strip of suitable size from a piece of polyethylene and wind it on the thread. Next, we do everything the same as when working with a profile material for insulation - carefully assemble the entire structure.
It is important to understand that one strip of polyethylene is most likely not enough for high-quality insulation. Therefore, it is recommended to wind them up as much as possible, literally back to back. The artisanal seal will not fit perfectly tightly, but in most cases it will still provide a sufficiently tight connection to ensure that there are no water leaks.
After that, all that remains is to remove the protruding fragments. It should also be remembered that polyethylene will not tolerate reuse. If the fitting needs to be unscrewed, then all the insulation will have to be redone. By the way, FUM-tape does not tolerate this approach either. The only material that can withstand twisting-twisting is tow.
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