11-12-2011, 06:39 PM
That reply above was to 'fil's comments. While I was writing, mikebw and BernDog followed up.
Easy as it may be, if I thought it definitely required soldering, I'd hire a plumber. I've come to realize that there are things that even if I could do, I wouldn't trust myself to do right. Soldering is right up there.
FYI, the valve is fairly easily accessible, but there's not a whole lot of room to work on it. I have to reach through about a foot and a half opening to access it.
If I wanted to try to "fix" the existing gate valve, can I replace the necessary inside parts without removing it from the copper pipe?
Easy as it may be, if I thought it definitely required soldering, I'd hire a plumber. I've come to realize that there are things that even if I could do, I wouldn't trust myself to do right. Soldering is right up there.
FYI, the valve is fairly easily accessible, but there's not a whole lot of room to work on it. I have to reach through about a foot and a half opening to access it.
If I wanted to try to "fix" the existing gate valve, can I replace the necessary inside parts without removing it from the copper pipe?