ARMY TM 10-4610-309-14
MARINE CORPS TM 10802A-14/1
0045 00
TACTICAL WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM (TWPS)
OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
ASSEMBLY
Antiseize Pipe Tape Installation:
Materials:
Antiseize pipe tape (BII) (WP 0079, Table 1, item 30, 31)
Install pipe tape on piping with external pipe threads as follows:
1. Select the correct pipe tape using the chart below.
FOR THIS PIPE SIZE
USE THIS PIPE TAPE
1
/4" 3/8"
" tape
" or larger
" tape
NOTE
When threading piping together to which pipe tape has been applied, check the
final position of the component before tightening. Over-tightening then backing
off taped components can break the seal provided by the tape and result in leaks.
2. Wrap the external pipe threads with pipe tape as follows (see Figure 8):
a. Start wrapping the threads one and a half threads back from the end of the pipe.
b. Completely wrap the pipe tape around the pipe snug tight in a clockwise direction facing
the end of the pipe.
c. Continue a second complete turn around the pipe, but this time stretch the tape tight
without breaking it.
d. Continue with a third complete turn in the same manner.
e. After completing the third turn, break off the tape and smooth the end against the
threads.
Figure 8. Installing Pipe Tape on External Pipe Threads.
END OF WORK PACKAGE
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