I would say that the only way this can happen is if you still have
water in the line. Oxy-acetylene should be major overkill for this
job. Go back and make extra sure that the line is really drained.
-Steve Trovato
strovato@optonline.net
At 09:23 PM 1/18/2009, John Mitchell wrote:
> I have a pin hole drip in one of the solder joints in my half
> inch hot water line. I shut off the hot water, opened some valves
> and drained the line out through a spigot I have in the garage. I
> thought Id be able to heat the joint enough to get the solder to
> flow, but I can't get the joint hot enough, even with
> oxy-acetylene. Any suggestions On how I can repair this? It's a
> very tiny leak, I just happed to be looking up and saw the drop
> hanging on the joint. Thanks for any help. John Mitchell
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