Spaceman Spiff
Architect
File under - if it ain't broke, don't fix it...
I have a pair of 1/2" copper unions for my hot water recirc pump that now leak. They didn't leak before I loosened them to add a pair of ball valves and a swing check valve. One makes a drop about every hour and the other is a drop every 10-15 min. Niagra Falls it is not...
They have been thoroughly leanded on with a pair of wrenches w/o pipe dope on the threads. They were hand tight when I soldered the pipes around them. I am thinking I need to reflow the solder while they are wrench tight.
Any thoughts?
I have a pair of 1/2" copper unions for my hot water recirc pump that now leak. They didn't leak before I loosened them to add a pair of ball valves and a swing check valve. One makes a drop about every hour and the other is a drop every 10-15 min. Niagra Falls it is not...
They have been thoroughly leanded on with a pair of wrenches w/o pipe dope on the threads. They were hand tight when I soldered the pipes around them. I am thinking I need to reflow the solder while they are wrench tight.
Any thoughts?