I was sweating the last connection for a Delta shower valve. It was the copper going to shower head. I had just gotten it hot enough that the solder was just starting to wick in and my torch ran out of gas. After I bought another cylinder of gas I tried to sweat it again but after heating it twice the flux was probably burnt out and it looks like a terrible joint with obvious gaps in the solder, at least at the edge of the valve.
Should I try to separate the copper from the valve and attempt to save the valve? The copper I can just pitch or cut an inch shorter if I need to but I am not sure how to clean out the valve. Is heating it up and using the wire brush enough?
Thanks for any suggestions!
Should I try to separate the copper from the valve and attempt to save the valve? The copper I can just pitch or cut an inch shorter if I need to but I am not sure how to clean out the valve. Is heating it up and using the wire brush enough?
Thanks for any suggestions!