"Richard Beels" <beels@technologist.com> wrote:
>
> If you still can't get the ball valves to go, go back to Home Depot and get
> the screw on ball valves and a couple copper pipe-screw on adapters. Flux
> the adapters on and then screw the ball vale onto the pipe.You need to
> solder the second adapter onto the pipe <...><~!B*+R^&><~!B*+R^&>I'll second
>this!
I had a valve start leaking, so I needed to replace it. Unfortunately, it
was a compression fitting, and no one had replacements that would fit
the nut on the pipe. I finally took a dremel and cut the compression ring,
soldered on a pipe thread adapter, and screwed on a new valve. Worked
like a charm.
I'd never tried soldering on pipe fittings before, because I thought it would
be to difficult - I did anything to avoid it. However, it was so easy, I'm
kicking myself for not doing it for the last 20 years...
Tim Mullen
last 20 years...
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