One handle shower valves...
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Master Plumber Mark
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sweat valves....
depending on the situation whech ever works out
best....
if it is a tight , tight spot.... the sweat is always best
and of course you want to make sure your fire insurance
is up to date...
if I can post these pics from friday, I will
depending on the situation whech ever works out
best....
if it is a tight , tight spot.... the sweat is always best
and of course you want to make sure your fire insurance
is up to date...
if I can post these pics from friday, I will
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Some of us still know how to work with copper so the sweat valve eliminates a possible leak at a threaded connection. But since many of the newer valves have a combintion male thread and solder socket, it is less of a decision.
Some of us still know how to work with copper so the sweat valve eliminates a possible leak at a threaded connection. But since many of the newer valves have a combintion male thread and solder socket, it is less of a decision.
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A few years ago, I would say that the IPS versions were provided as a convenience to DIY'ers. Today, with PEX more prevalent, there is the necessity at some point to transition to the PEX via a non-heated fitting.
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You can't sweat copper for fuel gas. You can use flare joints, however.
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In some areas, apparently you can use copper for gas, although it should be silver solder/brazed. Statement was that a threaded joint on a brass shower valve can leak, while a proper solder joint will not. How does that say anything about a black steel gas line?
In some areas, apparently you can use copper for gas, although it should be silver solder/brazed. Statement was that a threaded joint on a brass shower valve can leak, while a proper solder joint will not. How does that say anything about a black steel gas line?
It was implied that if the connection is sweated instead of threaded you will not get a leak. In that implication in whereas, "some of us still know..." that people who don't know how to sweat a pipe use the threaded version (not the case, but I was illustrating the inaccuracy by making the threaded gas pipe comment) - If a thread connection isn't good enough for water, well then, it certainly isn't good enough for gas. (Not accurate since we all know that gas is most often run in black *threaded* pipe).
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