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The15thMember:
So, we have this spigot on our house that is constantly having all sorts of trouble, and we finally figured out that the reason is because it's not a water pipe at all, it's a gas line that whoever built the house installed as a water pipe.  We can't replace it because it goes through our exterior stone.  After repeated attempts to jerry-rig the situation, the threads on the pipe are completely destroyed.  So, on the advice of our handyman and an experienced guy we trust at Lowes, we're trying to solder a normal water pipe onto the original so it can actually be water-sized and fit a hose or spigot or whatever we need.

My sister is the one who has kind of ended up with the job, and she has never soldered before.  The Lowes guy gave her a bunch of advice and she looked at some videos online and gave it a shot today and it didn't work.  The problem she's having is that the gap between the two pieces is much larger than what most people in the YouTube tutorials are soldering, it's about 1/16 in. that needs to be filled to connect the two pipes.  Is this something that soldering can do?  Can it fill a gap that large? 

Terri Yaki:
I can't answer that question but there is no such thing as too clean when soldering. The pipe has to be as clean as shiny jewelry all surfaces that are intended to be soldered.

Ben Framed:
Can you post pictures? What you describe may or may not work. Pictures may help
But wait; Is this black gas pipe?

And to add to Terri, you will need to use a good solder acid..

The15thMember:
We actually ended up calling our plumber about it. He's a snowbird, so he's typically in Florida this time of year, but it turned out he happened to be in town and came and looked at it. He said what we were trying to do probably won't work, and when he gets back up here for good, he's going to get it fixed for real.  So we just need to make it until spring.

Ben Framed:
I am posting this >just in case<
You had mentioned your water was run through a gas pipe. I ask if it is the black gas pipe. I hope not . And I especially hope that wasn?t used throughout your home .  Because water run through a black gas line is not safe to drink; "black pipe" typically refers to black iron pipe, which is designed for gas lines and not meant for potable water, as it can rust and contaminate the water with metal particles making it unsafe to consume.''

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