On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 14:13:06 -0500, William Brown
wrote:

I am going to replace the gate valves in my home the ball valves, so I
have been reading up on sweating joints. Briefly, the advice is to heat

I sweat a lot when I have joints in the house. Drugs are illegal, and
it makes me nervous when they are in the house, and thus i sweat.

I also think replacing your balls is a real stupid idea, and painful.