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  1. Travis K

    How to tell if a solder joint is good

    Hi everyone. In the past 20 years I have had only 1 call back on a bad solder joint. I am a general contractor and don't do much solder work anymore but I always worry about the soundness of a soldered joint. Most of the time the capillary effect shows itself and I can clearly see the solder...
  2. Travis K

    Are old 1/4 turn stops as prone to leaking as multi turn

    Hey all. I notice that most 4 year old and older brass craft multi turn valves tend to leak when you turn the handle. I understand why they leak and i don't think it's acceptable. I have been replacing these with non brass craft 1/4 valves. Do these quarter turn valves tend to leak after a few...
  3. Travis K

    How to connect a double basin sink to 1 p trap?

    He all. I am looking for better ways to hook up a double basin kitchen sink to 1 waste pipe. Of course I could use a whole bunch of slip fittings and make it work but I hate them. Especially a horizontal pipe that's got slip/ compression fittings on both sides. It seems like they always...
  4. Travis K

    Kitchen sink waste pipe sizing and other related questions

    I tore out and replaced some bad pipe in the wall under a kitchen sink today. A little history on this Job. I am a GC and tile contractor, Hi Jim. I was doing a bathroom remodel for this customer last year and for some reason I ended up looking under her kitchen sink. I informed her that the...
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