Pipe sealant or teflon tape

[Snowfarmer]

Just a side note here.... might be helpful...

All my plumbing buddies always use both tape and paste, for every single threaded joint, all the time. I always thought that was overkill so I asked a couple of them why... they all say the same thing: They don't want to give it any chance to leak, leaks suck and cost a lot of money, and cause a lot of damage.

I will admit I still don't use both tap and paste all the time, but I don't do pipe joints all day everyday either...