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  1. 04.20.23, 8:51 AM #1
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    Default Tapered pipe thread tightening specs

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    Interesting, Dave. I always just thought that the spec was 'tight enough to NOT leak, but no so tight that it split out whatever material you were tightening it in to'
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    So, basically if you use two turns from finger tight across the board you should be pretty close.
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