| Re: [Plumbing] Requesting an explanation about non-reuse of copper pipe fittings |
Subject: Re: [Plumbing] Requesting an explanation about non-reuse of copper pipe fittings by Slalom4me on 2008/4/17 5:57:07 If the DIY sources were also advocating discarding the copper pipe then we'd have good reason to suspect they were in cahoots with the vendors, but the emphasis is on the fittings. I wonder whether it is a concern about cleaning the residue sufficiently to permit full engagement of pipe within the fittings - you can easily brush old solder from the pipe. Or whether there is something that prevents proper capilliary action when flowing the new joint. Maybe heat changes the physical properties or dimensions? This seems unlikely, but I am a lay person and it wouldn't be the first time I was wrong. . |
