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It's actually supposed to be one or the other, but I know a few plumbers who like both. It's the teflon 1st, then pipe dope second.
as a plumber with many years on the job i use both tape and dope in that order on water pipe. on gas only dope.
If its for threaaded steel Pipe, you use Jointing paste and hemp.
And the police will be at your door every night asking you to switch it off.
for general use you only need to use teflon tape there are two colors white [general use] and the yellow [commercial grade] use of the pipe dope is messy and often hard to reseal the threads of the pipe and fittings . wrap using the direction wi