In article , Proctologically Violated©® says...

Am I bein a wus??

IMO yes. I was buying 1/2 inch ball valves by the box for a while
after we bought our house. I sweated them all in without taking
them apart and removing the teflon seal, and they all work quite
well.

The teflon is a pretty good high temperature material. Just
don't go totally crazy with the torch.

Jim


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