Denso Tape fitting

[stratplus]

Has anyone used this before for wrapping joints on underground gas pipe?
Instructions say to prime pipe first?
Does it matter which way you wrap it around the pipe ie outside coating of denso to pipe surface or inside denso coating to pipe surface?

 

[Masood]

Never heard of priming the pipe! What does that require? I don't think there is a difference between the sides of the tape - it is a woven mesh impregnated with the grease so it's all the same as far as I know..

 

[Dotty]

Priming the pipe is a new one on me. As Mas said, it's a fibrous bandage heavily impregnated with grease. Wear gloves.

 

[thereisawizza]

My days as an apprentice working for a "slightly" tight boss (taught me everything I know!), no gloves, just rub them in sand afterwards..........

 

[kozak1968]

Rub washing up liquid on your hands first, before touching the denso, it stops it sticking to your hands.

 

[clarky101]

My days as an apprentice working for a "slightly" tight boss (taught me everything I know!), no gloves, just rub them in sand afterwards..........

Or soil..

 

[lame plumber]

I presume that once upon a time some red lead or now red oxide primer could have been used, but a bit pointless considering denso is grease based

 

[Jay The Plumber]

I hate denso... [remembers wrapping gas pipes as an apprentice]

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

never primed it,new too me,used denso lots,just wrap it round in a spiral motion,use gloves and cut it with a hacksaw

 

[jonnyswamp]

Can't see a need for primer as said above
Don't wear gloves, you don't get the true "feel" of Denso and there's nothing like spending 2 hrs or so trying to clean your hands and tools etc
It should be a mandatory part of apprenticeships that they are forced to wrap a pipe, outside, in a muddy shallow trench, with horizontal freezing rain hitting them on the bare arrs crack without any gloves
Didn't do me any harm:1eye:
Do I sound Bitter?

 

[walterwhite]

There's a recent GS tech bulletin detailing how it should be applied to gas pipes....I don't recall it mentioning priming

 

[Masood]

I hate denso... [remembers wrapping gas pipes as an apprentice]

I love the stuff! Don't get many opportunities to use it but when I do, I'm like an excited little kid!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

I love the stuff! Don't get many opportunities to use it but when I do, I'm like an excited little kid!

i still hate it