"Frank" wrote in message
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Does anyone have an opinion as to whether a solderless joint will hold
up as well as a soldered copper joint? In which cases would you use
one or the other?

Frank


I'll take a stab at your ambiguous question. For piping, I'd use solder
pretty much everywhere except where you may want to be able to remove or
replace equipment. Example, you probably wouldn't want to solder up pipes
all the way to your water heater. Common practice is to install a union so
the heater could be replaced easily. I don't think non soldered pipe
joints hold up as well as soldered ones but there are places you just can't
get away from them.
Cheers,
cc