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Yes, why is it 'Merkins pronounce solder as 'sodder'?
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jimc wrote: Yes, why is it 'Merkins pronounce solder as 'sodder'? |
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Madison Sully wrote: Supposed to be "sold-her"? ![]() |
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jimc wrote: Yes, why is it 'Merkins pronounce solder as 'sodder'? |
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Excellent job Fledermaus!! You did a nice job. I'd be proud of that work, you should be too. Don't forget to wipe the joints down with a rag. A plumber told me to do that years ago. In response to my question, "Why?", he replied, "The flux can degrade the joint over time." Right or wrong, now I just wipe them down to get the excess flux off.
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Miguel wrote: Excellent job Fledermaus!! You did a nice job. I'd be proud of that work, you should be too. Don't forget to wipe the joints down with a rag. A plumber told me to do that years ago. In response to my question, "Why?", he replied, "The flux can degrade the joint over time." Right or wrong, now I just wipe them down to get the excess flux off. I've never heard it called anything but "sod-er". And okay, I'll accept the praise. Not bad anyway for the last time being a dozen or more years ago.... |
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jimc wrote: Yes, why is it 'Merkins pronounce solder as 'sodder'? How do you pronounce "would"? Or could, should, calf, half, chalk, talk, or walk? And if that's not convincing enough for you, there's this: "solder" comes from Old French soudure. Better question: how do you pronounce "Colonel"? English, it's a funny thing, innit? |
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jess wrote: Because the L is silent. How do you pronounce "would"? Or could, should, calf, half, chalk, talk, or walk? And if that's not convincing enough for you, there's this: "solder" comes from Old French soudure. Better question: how do you pronounce "Colonel"? English, it's a funny thing, innit? ![]() |
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jimc wrote: Yes, why is it 'Merkins pronounce solder as 'sodder'? Well he got the job done, kudos mate... Im sure the solder/sodder copper option was cheaper than the sharkbite option in terms of materials and since you enjoyed doing the work that cost can't be quantified. Wonderful to know you can do it & feel good bout it...
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baba12 wrote: same as why is herb pronounced erb ![]() Quote: Well he got the job done, kudos mate... Im sure the solder/sodder copper option was cheaper than the sharkbite option in terms of materials and since you enjoyed doing the work that cost can't be quantified. Wonderful to know you can do it & feel good bout it... |
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jess wrote: Because the L is silent. How do you pronounce "would"? Or could, should, calf, half, chalk, talk, or walk? And if that's not convincing enough for you, there's this: "solder" comes from Old French soudure. Better question: how do you pronounce "Colonel"? English, it's a funny thing, innit? ![]() |
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jimc wrote: Colder? Bolder? Folder? Holder? Polder? |
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jess wrote: I hold it as self-evident that an educated Englishman should know better than to try to find consistency in the pronunciation of English. |
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baba12 wrote: Cut it and use sharkbite fittiings and a PEX pipe. No soldering needed. As for frost free pipes I find don't always do the job. Better to put a ball valve with a release drain. I just installed a hose connection in the front of a neighbors brownstone. Used a bunch of sharkbite valves and PEX pipe to make the connections and now he has a garden hose in the front and when winter comes he can drain the pipe and shut it off. I also used flexible Sharkbite piping for my water softener about 15 years ago. holding like a champ. I've sweat/soldered pipe before. I can do it. I just don't need to any more. |
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NightWing wrote: I have installed 3 outdoor faucets and repaired inside pipes using Sharkbite fittings. They work on copper pipe and PEX pipe. They have a 25 year warranty. One of the outdoor faucets I recently installed was a frostless unit made by Sharkbite that was already equipped with a Sharkbite fitting. It was a quarter turn valve which my wife requested. Great products. |
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The plumber who fixed my shower used Pro Press fittings. Excellent, but not so good for the DIY-er -- the tool costs $1300, he said.
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lostboater wrote: This it the answer. Unless you want to go with the Vespa (old technology) method of solder crap. 37 years later they were as new - aside from a brown patina on the outside. New copper pipes are much thinner though. |
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I use (for outdoor) Tee compression fittings on plastic pipe. Very resistant and if desired there are quick gluing joints
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fledermaus wrote: Reasonably good. I've done a lot more of that than plumbing. OTHO, considering it's hidden in a basement closet behind a shelf, I'm inclined to just put a piece of quarter inch plywood over the opening and call it a day. Who knows, in 50 years someone might want to install a new faucet...... |
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jess wrote: Call it an access panel and you're golden.
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