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OK, that is what I was getting at. I've wiped joints before with a "moist" rag too soon, and the solder 'curdled' in the connection from cooling too fast and they leaked. The dry wipe first, followed by the wet later makes sense to me. Thanks for the lesson! :)

OH! So are you using a dry rag/glove then? I have always heard / read to use a wet rag. Is that wrong? :confused:

That much I already knew, and it was good information to have. That is the other reason I had the tree removed. It was cheaper than digging up and replacing the lateral line. :p

So do you wipe before the solder solidifies or after? I am always afraid of getting a "cold joint" and leakage if I wipe it too soon. :confused:

I had to deal with roots in my line (soil pipe) every six months like clockwork. After spending several hundred dollars getting this done professionally on a regular basis, I had a local "one man shop" plumber come out to remove the roots. Instead of the usual large heavy sewer cleaning machine...

I had that happen once. Turned out to be a chunk of foreign material (don't remember what it was exactly) that made its way into the pump impeller and stopped the pump from running while the machine was draining. Pulled the offending piece out of the pump housing and all was well again.

Greetings! I had a problem with a rocking toilet in the upstairs bathroom some time ago and discovered the flange had rusted away so there was nothing to hold the toilet in place. I removed the pieces of the old flange and set out to find a replacement. Of course since this is an OLD house...