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Joint sweating
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 the valve, then heat the line, then heat the valve while applying the solder, then wipe the joint with a wet rag. My question is, since there will be two joints at each valve, should I solder both before wiping with the rag, or should I complete one, and then do the other. I am a bit concerned that if I fully complete one, I may undo it while doing the second, while if I wait to wipe until I have done both, the first will have cooled to where the wiping will be ineffective. -- SPAMBLOCK NOTICE! To reply to me, delete the h from apkh.net, if it is there. |
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