Hillbilly stills repair

[Skyraider2012]

If you look at the pic.. does anyone know where I can find this joint? Unfortunantly this one got twisted off at the arrows.. I want to repair it for a friend. But I need the pieces so I can solder it.

I know im going to have to sweat the old pieces out on both sides.. but that shouldnt be an issue. then re solder with lead free.... hillbilly wants $90 to repair.....


Thanks

Sky

[Prairiepiss]

Ace hardware sells copper ones. At least they do here.

[singlemaltluv]

Can't tell from the picture what size it is, but that what you have shown is a female copper union. It is either the 1/2 inch size or 3/4. I have included a couple of links below of where you can find them. I think that if you get the ones with brass you will have to do a process called pickling to treat the brass. Do a search on picking.
All copper CxC unions
http://www.plumberscrib.com/1-2-cxc-union.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

unions with brass

http://classifieds.sunmaxxsolar.com/awp ... ad/?id=21/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/NIBCO- ... Pid=search" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-Copper-Unio ... 0594905671" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow


Good luck and Cheers

[varocketry]

http://www.pexsupply.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow is where I got my last one.

[Hound Dog]

I have the same unions that I bought at Home Depot here. Looks like a union with a street 90 coming off of it. All copper with a brass nut pulling it together and running less than $10 for the union and the street 90.

[castle]

From bottom of pic. It's a1/2in. To a 3/4 in reducer with a 90 going into the union..u can get it at any Lowe's all the parts will run about $10.

[Skyraider2012]

Excellent.. I have not seent he unions anywhere locally. I will look again. I will get my buddy taken care of and ofcourse I may have to test it befor eI give it back to him lol.


Thanks for all the input.

[Skyraider2012]

ok update... $10 worth of parts.. $10 in lead free solder an paste $30 for propane torch $50 total and I have solder paste and a new torch... left over and it looks great... the only thing I havent a clue what this thing was soldered with nor what they had painted it with???? but regardless its fixed looks great I still need to test the function and make sure there are no leaks... So a soak over night in vinegar then a vinagar/water run and a short sacrifical run then good to go. Now looking at this pone I would build one like this it looks easy enough... and I think would do an easy flange... Than you guys again for all the help.