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How do I make sure Teflon Tape stays on the pipe?

April 26, 2017garden Home pipe pipes plumbing sure tape Teflon

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How do I make sure Teflon Tape stays on the pipe?

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If you are looking at the pipe’s threaded end, you wind the tape clockwise on the male thread (the same direction you will be turning the female fitting to put the female fitting on). This way the female fitting’s threads will pull the tape tighter and not unwind it from the thread.