Ralph Mowery wrote:

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Hi,

I am wondering how "safe and effective" is to use compression method
instead of soldering for joint of copper pipe and fittings? I am not
comfortable with soldering, but not sure using compression is
"water-tight enough" for joint or not, thx.




If done correctly the compression fittings are just as good as the soldered
connections. I work in a very large plant and we have thousands to millions
of copper and stainless steel connections using the compression fittings.
Anywhere from a few pounds of air to several hundred psi of various
chemicals.





I'll bet that stainless stuff is flare / JIC fittings.