sorrowmonkey

I have given up on sweating pipes. For the replacement tub/shower valve, I needed to make about eight joints. On the first try, it looks for all the world like 7 of them were good. The last one has proved recalcitrant beyond measure.

I took it off, and redid it. It was worse. I replaced the elbow, and then both number 7 and number 8 leaked. I did them again, and the whole thing blew off, soaking me and the bathroom. I tried again, this time just a trickle. I did it again, with new pipe (replacing number 6 joint), then gave up.

Right now I have a "shark-bite" fitting to the copper connected to CPVC with a thread adapter to the valve. This looks like an egregious hack. I really don't care. The glue is drying now. If it works, I will celebrate, take a shower, and cancel the plumber scheduled tomorrow.

If it doesn't work, I will cut the whole thing out, cap the ends, and wait for the plumber.

Overall, the bathroom project has been going well. I completely fail plumbing, however.