I'm removing the old drum trap on my 60 year old bathtub. Copper plumbing, 1.5 inch.
The tub drain and overflow join two arms of a threaded tee. The bottom part of the tee though has what looks like a straight piece of copper pipe inserted into it, and looks to have been soldered. I need to remove the straight pipe to remove the drum trap and make way for a p trap, but it won't desolder. In fact, whatever is in the joint looks dull gray, not shiny like solder.
Have used a MAP torch on it for several minutes at a time, but the joint never loosens.
I assume it was done this way because there is absolutely no room to have gotten a wrench into this area.
Anyone heard of this? Is it something besides standard solder in the joint?
The tub drain and overflow join two arms of a threaded tee. The bottom part of the tee though has what looks like a straight piece of copper pipe inserted into it, and looks to have been soldered. I need to remove the straight pipe to remove the drum trap and make way for a p trap, but it won't desolder. In fact, whatever is in the joint looks dull gray, not shiny like solder.
Have used a MAP torch on it for several minutes at a time, but the joint never loosens.
I assume it was done this way because there is absolutely no room to have gotten a wrench into this area.
Anyone heard of this? Is it something besides standard solder in the joint?