I ran into a similar problem once. I had turned off the water supply But I did
not drain the water from the pipe. The water left in the pipe didn't let the
fitting get hot enough. I was able to solder it after I drained the water.
Good Luck, Brian.
> I picked up new ball valve shut offs for under the sink. Cast brass fittings
> for 1/2" pipe. We can't get the solder to flow into the joints. Can anyone
> 'splain what we may be doing wrong? I know how to do electronic soldering,
> and it looks to me like it isn't getting hot enough, although the solder
> melts easily on the metal. Cleaned all the fittings and used plenty of flux.
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