I am installing a wall mount faucet. The body of the faucet is brass and will be closed up in the wall. Only the handle and spout stick out of the wall. The water supply inlets are 1/2" female threads.
I bought copper fittings that are 1/2" male threads on one side and 1/2" sweat joints on the other side. I used oaty pipe dope on the threads installed them and sweat my joints. Is this the best way to do this? Naturally when I finished they leaked at the threaded joints.
Was the heat from soldering the joints bad for the pipe dope? I tried heating the joints tightening the threaded joints and resoldering but they leaked again?
I'm considering a sharkbite but I'm worried about it being behind the wall.
What would be the best way to go about this?
Thanks, Doug