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    water heater gas valve ?

    I broke down to gas water heaters and am wondering if the copper that comes out of the brass fitting would be number 1 or 2 copper? I threw it in my number 2 bucket.

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    It will go in #2 because of the solder. If you will sweat them apart you can soak them in some HCL and remove the solder but it probably isn't very cost effective just for a few cent's raise in return's for getting #1 copper
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    Cut the pipe off where the solder starts so you get a clean pipe at Copper1. throw the solder part in the copper2 bucket

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    Will do that gt thanks guys


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