nothermark wrote:
On Fri, 26 May 2006 03:26:15 GMT, "Toller" wrote:


"James "Cubby" Culbertson" wrote in message
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"Toller" wrote in message
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"Jack" n wrote in message
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Those solderless epoxy glue sold at HD any good for connection of hot
and cold water copper pipes good for new permanent installation not
quick fix? Anyone with experience?
I used epoxy on two cold water joints. When I wanted to use it 6 months
later after the first use, it had gone bad. I wouldn't buy it again for
that reason; too expensive for two joints. However, it was several years
ago, and no leaks yet.



What's preventing you from using a standard solder joint? I'm always a
bit leery of new products just cause who knows how they'll work in 10-20
years. Soldering has been pretty well proven.
Cheers,
cc
Cause the pipe was right up against wood and it seemed like an appropriate
solution. The epoxy in laminated FG hasn't failed in the 50 years it has
been in use; why should this?


Totally different concept. Even assuming the resin used to make a
boat was epoxy (most are not). the boat hull is depending on the
molecules cross linking into a strong solid. For water pipe you are
looking at bonding two materials. Bonding stregth is an entirely
different property.



And the boat analogy is not a very good one for another reason too.
Just about every major boat manufacturer has had hull problems at one
time or another related to gelcoat blisters, despite the process being
done under factory conditions far more perfect than a home pipe repair.
Those problems didn't surface until years later.