Subject: copper plumbing
From: Larry Jaques
Date: 21/07/04 15:58 GMT Daylight Time
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On 21 Jul 2004 05:08:24 GMT, oEmails (Dave Baker)
calmly ranted:

Subject: copper plumbing
From: "Capt.Doug"
Date: 21/07/04 04:17 GMT Daylight Time
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Is there a way to join copper tubing for the house's plumbing without using
lead solder?

At least three.

Lead free solder

Freely available.


Compression fittings with olives

With or without pimientos? I like these with brass olives.


Push-fit fittings

? 'Sprain, preese.

Don't you westpondians have push-fit fittings yet then ? They've been around
for yonks over here. You just push both ends of the two tubes you're joining
into a push-fit fitting and it seals with an internal O ring and little gripper
claws that grip the copper tube. There's a special tool to unlock them if you
want to remake the joint. They're a bit more spensive but you can slap a
heating system together in minutes rather than hours and when the labour charge
is added in they work out cheaper.

Probably an evolutionary thing. You'll get round to discovering them eventually
along with the metric system, fire, not eating and talking at the same time,
election systems that don't rely on your brother to fudge the results, not
feeling the need to invade every other country in the world...


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Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines (www.pumaracing.co.uk)
Regione interior.....Scorchio
Regione exterior....Scorchio
Costa...................Scorchio
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