My old Symmons valve does not shut off my water. I bought a new one at Home Depot and the plumbing guy said I could install this without soldering. The instructions say to 'sweat' the valve on the incoming water pipe...what does that mean? Doesn't it mean 'solder'? If not, I don't see how they stay together....I hope I'm just missing the obvious...please help!
OK, I'm back after reading some posts on this site. Looks like sweating means soldering. If so, how do I take the existing valve connector off the incoming pipe? Will it slip off when I heat it up or does it need to be cut off?
OK, I'm back after reading some posts on this site. Looks like sweating means soldering. If so, how do I take the existing valve connector off the incoming pipe? Will it slip off when I heat it up or does it need to be cut off?
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