Hi. Quick question about joining copper pipes and other copper plumbing fixtures. I know sweating is an obvious way, but last year we had to have the shoe on our drain line from our bathtub replaced as it was leaking onto the ceiling in our den. I swear the plumber used some sort of goo (sorry, not a technical term to join the copper drain pipes and the new shoe, I know for a fact he didn't sweat them. I am asking because I have a 1 1/2 inch copper drain line running from my laundry sink, and the tailpiece that connects the drain line with the trap is corroded beyond repair (I can't use an of the rubber sleeves, etc. it is too weak). Is there a way I can join a new one (metal) to the copper drain without sweating it since it is only a drain line and not under pressure like a supply line? Or even better yet, is there a way I can go from the 1 1/2 inch copper to a pvc tailpiece that would connect to the trap? I know there are pieces to go between copper and pvc, but I don't know if they are made in 1 1/2 inch size? Thanks for any help or ideas anyone has.
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19 years ago