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We keep finding new ways that the renovators of this place (the house that I will never like) saved time and money for the old owners. I am tired of kitchen faucet leaking, so finally bought a new one. Got looking around under the sink, guess what. The flex connectors off the old faucet are soldered directly onto the supply line. The male connectors are just soldered on!! No fitting on the supply line. Just directly soldered!! Did I mention there was no fitting on the supply line? Maybe this should have gone to the tavern, as it is a gripe, not a request for info.
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I've seen alot more compression fittings leak than I have seen sweated fittings leak. I don't see a problem with soldered connections.
If you want some sort of other fitting, just put one on now that you're replacing the faucet.
*I guess you're saying there are no shut off valves? Does seem kinda rinkey-dink, doesn't it? On the other hand, if you save enough minutes and enough $5 bills maybe you'd end up with enough time and money for a vacation?Is it the plumber's song too? "I don't care, it's not my house, do dah, do dah"........ Joe H
*You're right, Joe. No shut-off valves, either. So my DH has put on valves, soldered the supply end, and the faucet end has the screw-on connector. Didn't know there was a theme song for this kind of work :( But, if the house-owner is too cheap to spring for the valves, hey, I can't expect the trades to just say, oh, I'll put them on out of the goodness of my heart. That doesn't put food on your table.
*In quite a few houses where we have remodeled the bath and/or kitchen the supply lines to the faucets were installed without shutoffs. There was just a chromed elbow, 1/2" ip on one side for the galv. nipple and 3/8" for the chromed copper riser on the other side. I would guestimate the majority of these houses were built in the 1940's-50's.
*This one was reno'd in the early 80's. The sink was moved about 30" closer to the wall, (there used to be a stairway between it and the wall) so the sink was replumbed. The guy who owned it was a city lawyer who only came out here on the weekends, and didn't want to spend any more than he had to.
*Say no more, the plumber screwed the lawyer......and now it's your problem. Joe H
*Um, how about UPC 605.5 or IPC 606.2? Aren't waterstops required?-- J.S.
*Only if it's gonna be inspected.
*When I first started plumbing(1978) I learned a great deal from a 72 year old 3rd generation plumber. He always said a plumber puts in no more joints than he has to as they are all a potential leak. After 22 years in the building maintenance field I find this all the time. I always insist that we install service valves on the work we do, but knowing the thought process, I know I won't find many when we go to a job where we haven't been before.
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We keep finding new ways that the renovators of this place (the house that I will never like) saved time and money for the old owners. I am tired of kitchen faucet leaking, so finally bought a new one. Got looking around under the sink, guess what. The flex connectors off the old faucet are soldered directly onto the supply line. The male connectors are just soldered on!! No fitting on the supply line. Just directly soldered!! Did I mention there was no fitting on the supply line? Maybe this should have gone to the tavern, as it is a gripe, not a request for info.