Copper fitting

I've done a lot of electrical work around my house, but I've never done any plumbing before. The guy at Home Depot told me that I need to heat the fitting, but not the pipe itself. He also said that valves (the new ballcock type) are easily destroyed by overheating. How do I know when the pipe and fitting is ready to accept the solder? How do I avoid damaging the valve? How do I know how strong to turn up the flame on the propane torch?

first, get all your tools together. torch, solder, flux and emery cloth or sandpaper. clean the end of the pipe, get it bright and shiny. then clean the inside of the fitting, getting it bright and shiny. now don't touch the end of the pipe or the inside of the fitting with your fingers. there is oil on your fingers which will keep the solder from sticking. after getting everything shiny clean cover the end of the pipe and the inside of the fitting with flux, or soldering paste. next insert the pipe into the fitting and give it a quarter turn to distribute the flux. next, heat the fitting with the torch, using the tip of the inner blue flame. heat the fitting, not the pipe. when the fitting is hot enough take the torch away from the fitting and touch the solder to the joint. if its hot enough the solder will flow into the joint through capillary action. all you need to next is wipe the joint with a dry cloth and the job is done.

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You can but believe me it isn't worth it. A new one is not expensive. The possibility of leaks is higher and the care of removing and replacing the old one is more than needed. Use a new one. Think about the cost of a leak problem versus the cost of the fitting. The fitting at builders supply can be pennies.

When uncrewing the pipe (the piece that the shower head is attached too) from the copper elbow, a small piece broke of inside the elbow.

There is a tool that is sold in the irrigation pipe department that is used to remove plastic sprinkler pipes that break off. You stick it in the pipe and it digs into the inside and you unscrew it. It is worth a try.

this is my first time to handle any plumbing. i want to install a hand shower (hand bidet) beside the toilet.Guys at Lowe's helped me with a Watts 3 way 3/8" adapt-a-vavle and a piece of 3/8" soft copper tubing to connect the outlet on the adapt-a-valve to the 3/8" intake on the hand shower. Problem is i don't know how attach copper tubing to both sides....the tube fits inside both fittings...but it's loose....should they have given me some tubing with a flar ? any ideas ?? i got 1 Tube Insert Sleeve that came with the 3/8" compression fitting, would this thing help ?

Check out http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/pl_pipes_fittings/article/0,2037,DIY_14190_2270855,00.html And see what type of fitting you are dealing with. It is probably a compression type. Flare fittings are sort of dropping by the wayside, which is too bad.