Shower valve with male thread

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• Sep 19, 2012

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Hello.
I just bought a shower valve from Price Pfister and it has male threaded ends.
Is it OK to just sweat the copper tubes on directly or should I go through female threaded ends? Any reason not to solder on the tube directly on the male end? Thanks!
Great forum by the way!

 

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• Sep 19, 2012

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If you can insert the copper there, then that's the second option you have. I would solder the pipe and skip the fittings.

 

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It fits well just like any others without the threads so I will solder them on.
That was an awesomely quick response. Thanks, Terry!

 

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That is the way a plumber would do it. But, it is INTO the threaded end, NOT ON it.

 

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hj said:

That is the way a plumber would do it. But, it is INTO the threaded end, NOT ON it.

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Hi, hj,

Yes, that's what I did and it worked like a charm.
Thanks!