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The first serious plumbing work I did was sweating copper pipes together. I did half my house and got no leaks. Leter on, I replaced the bathtub faucet at Cyn's place. That time, I only had one leak - but it took me three tries to fix it. This time (another bathtub faucet) was a royal pain in the ass. Sweating a pipe directly into a big brass valve is no fun. And I had trouble with every joint I did. Partway through, I came home for supper. When I went back, things went more smoothly. I was still 100% certain that I'd have at least one leak, though. I didn't - at least not in the copper part. The leak was below it, in the threaded steel pipes.
When I first did plumbing in copper, I thought it was much better than the archaic steel plumbing. Once I actually started working with the steel, I realized that it was actually much easier. Now I've learned why copper is a good thing. Because with copper, you can just cut out the section that leaks and replace it. I don't know how to do that with steel, except to unthread it all the way back to the leak.
When I first did plumbing in copper, I thought it was much better than the archaic steel plumbing. Once I actually started working with the steel, I realized that it was actually much easier. Now I've learned why copper is a good thing. Because with copper, you can just cut out the section that leaks and replace it. I don't know how to do that with steel, except to unthread it all the way back to the leak.
