On Jul 22, 6:09 pm, "EXT" wrote:
Also, don't apply the heat to the actual joint, apply it to both sides of
the joint, keep moving the torch from one spot to the other and for 1" pipe
be sure to cover all around the joint, that is a large joint and it will
soak up a lot of heat.

Rather than try to do a complete joint, why don't you tin the brass pipe.
The brass metal seems to be the problem, so work on this by itself by
heating and applying solder to the brass pipe by itself so you can see what
is happening and without the joint there will be less metal to drain the
heat away. When you get it coated in solder take a cloth and wipe the excess
melted solder off the pipe so you can slip the coupling on over it, it will
go much smoother if you do this.

That's an interesting approach. I might give that a try. As someone
else pointed out, though, this is almost certainly copper pipe and
fittings. I don't know why I kept saying brass earlier. This is just a
one-inch water line to a sprinkler system. I think that would be an
odd use for brass, wouldn't it? The fact that I don't know with 100%
certainty probably shows that I shouldn't be attempting this. However,
that's one of the reasons my ex-wife left me. I know I'm not much
of handyman, but I'm trying to learn.