Chefwong
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I keep on looking at the boiler room and want to add some control valves in there.....all brass, all old century stuff.
I've removed end/sections but have completely repiped CU from there.
For where I want to add valves, it's all still brass so I'm going to need a helper (one to hold one end of a fitting while I hold the other end and attempt to remove the pipe. And or cut the pipe and then just remove said stubs from the ends and then work the new work from there.....
My boiler guy was out last year, and I gently tried to persuade him to redo as such....and he was not too keen on touching the old piping. Maybe he knows more than me, probably seen lots of (I wish I have not done that moments).
Am I approaching this wrong. Should I back away and walk away slowly from this idea. I mean it's just threaded pipe that needs to be unthreaded....with some good common sense on making sure the end is being held good and minimize movement.
I've removed end/sections but have completely repiped CU from there.
For where I want to add valves, it's all still brass so I'm going to need a helper (one to hold one end of a fitting while I hold the other end and attempt to remove the pipe. And or cut the pipe and then just remove said stubs from the ends and then work the new work from there.....
My boiler guy was out last year, and I gently tried to persuade him to redo as such....and he was not too keen on touching the old piping. Maybe he knows more than me, probably seen lots of (I wish I have not done that moments).
Am I approaching this wrong. Should I back away and walk away slowly from this idea. I mean it's just threaded pipe that needs to be unthreaded....with some good common sense on making sure the end is being held good and minimize movement.
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