Pipe Thread
Pipe Thread
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If you have a piece of pipe with 11 threads, how many of the threads should be buried into the fitting, to be considered tight? 5 out of 11, 6 out of 11, or more?
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RE: Pipe Thread
The length varies with diameter of pipe, 4 pipe sizes have 11.5 tpi. Regardless you will need a minimum of 5 threads engaged to be "Handtight"
RE: Pipe Thread