> Which, as bad as it is in general, shouldn't be that much of a problem since it is not in direct contact with water flow, being used to seal the joints. have

> Which, as bad as it is in general, shouldn't be that much of a problem since it is not in direct contact with water flow, being used to seal the joints. have you ever taken apart half of those joints? people love going overboard with the tape, when the threads are overloaded guess where the excess gets squished?