OLD THREADED COPPER PIPE NIGHTMARE
copper vs iron threads...
Best way to connect threaded copper pipes? - DoItYourself.com Community Forums
Tub faucet replacement. Do they sell threaded copper pipes?
You can get a threaded nipple that you can cut. Get one end with a tapered thread so it seals in the elbow. Straight threads will accept the spout.
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I bought a condo built in 1973. It has threaded copper pipes everywhere, and the threads are all non-standard. EVERY SINGLE FITTING is loaded with a thick pile of blue PTFE tape and cross-threaded hard, creating an overlap of about 1 to maybe 1.5 threads that are actually engaged. So, apparently this is somehow standard and acceptable to the plumbers here, but this seems like a nightmare waiting to happen in my world. Even worse is that all the walls are solid concrete, and the shower head supply lines are sunk deep inside the concrete behind new 24" tiles, under a glass shower wall.
I know it's a fringe ask, but my dream is that I find someone who can make a custom fitting to actually thread properly on it and convert to the new standard size opening. OR somewhere out there is a "Non-Standard Plumbing Supply" that can help me find the rare parts and make something that works.
Any ideas or advice from the plumbing wizards that know? 🙏