It's a bit harder putting it back in with solder, but getting it out is nothing. You do have to be careful if you're using a torch because there is a flame that can start fires. I have a cookie sheet, an aluminum baking pan that I use to deflect heat and flames. Haven't lost a house yet due to a torch. Wood stoves are another area I don't want to talk about...
----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Howell To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 5:34 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Bathroom Shut-off valves Well I have to agree and first how can anyone say there is a difference. If you think about it, most valves under a sink (at least in my experience) have been of the compression type. WHen I lived in my townhouse, I had to replace a number of valves. I could not really cut these back because there would have been nearly no pipe to put a new valve on. So, I just simply kept the nut on the backside and just slapped a new valve on. I have never had one leak that was not directly do to me not tightening it up enough. I guess it just seems tricky to heat a pipe enough to loosen the solder, that seems tricky. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
