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I'm doing a test fit on the male-to-female adapters for my watermaster. By hand I can get it in less than half way. I don't want to use a wrench yet, but if I leave exposed thread on the final product, is that a bad thing?

http://burntlatke.com/cleanout.html

I followed the instructions from the website above to smooth out the seams (except the part about cutting out the thread) but halfway is the best I can do without teflon. If I follow the max 2 rotations recommendation I may not be able to get it all the way in even with a wrench. Having it tight means I'm getting a good airseal but does the exposed thread mean the chamber won't be as strong?

No as long as you use teflon tape and tighten them.

Something I felt like double posting:
-OIh wait you need to use teflon.

That's normal behavior from threaded fittings.
Now, some brands will fit closer (different thread dimensions), but I can't provide data on that.

When i had exposed threads, they snapped on me.
This is not kicking up a dead topic because...I have an intelligent answer to his question.