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    Jun 29, 2007, 09:40 AM
    Removing and replacing a soldered hose bib
    I need to replace a soldered hose bib on copper pipl, cac I heat it and pull it off or must I cut it off
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    Jun 29, 2007, 12:19 PM
    You may heat the solder joint and remove the hose bib but first all the water MUST be out of the pipe and valve. Good luck, Tom
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