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Default Replacing a shutoff valve

On 7/2/19 10:40 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Tue, 2 Jul 2019 10:55:55 -0400, "Bob W." wrote:

No threading required if you use a Dresser fitting.

https://www.trupply.com/collections/...12597084192846


Might be a solution - They have apparently been used for years in
certain applications - and definitely the CHEAPEST solution at about
30 greenbacks. Not sure if it is the BEST solution though - and it
MIGHT not eliminate the other issue with the "never-ending' repair
scenario



In my corner of the world, the best solution is to rip that galvanized pipe junk out and install copper.