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TiredLawyer wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2024 8:02 am

Sandtrap wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2024 7:47 am
“Sweating” copper pipes (bigger pipes are tougher and want hotter fuel (napp fuel (yellow tank), solder varieties are particular, not any sort.
I used to be taught how to do that on the development job websites by plumbing contractors. Like welding, it’s a lifetime ability. Does not price very a lot both.
And, finally, it’s an artwork the place the joints seem like a professional. It’s a very particular excessive ability that takes time to get good and never leak the lst time.

Purchase some copper pipe (costly now), some fittings (union, elbows, t’s, and so forth), a small yellow tank of nap fuel, torch with a versatile hose, tinted goggles, and leather-based gloves (not artificial as lead drips will burn by it), additionally a pipe cutter cheap rotary is ok (do not noticed copper pipe), and a deburring device. Additionally, a small tin of flux paste and a child brush for it. Roll of plumber’s sandpaper (use this one, not any sandpaper).

“Make every “weld” a factor of magnificence and a pleasure to behold”, I used to be informed.

Know that if you are able to do this, you will not want the opposite instruments more often than not.
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Thanks! I attempted sweating copper as a young person with my dad (each our first instances) to put in a water heater and neither of us might get the solder to move. I believe we could have simply purchased the blue bottle fuel and maybe the flawed solder sort. It undoubtedly confirmed me that it was not as simple as some people say it’s. Do I additionally want to purchase a desk clamp to carry the pipe to observe?

Simply go to Residence Depot or Lowes, and so forth, and purchase a few generic concrete CMU blocks, hole tile, 8x8x16, and a few cheap concrete bricks, nothing fancy.
Outside.
Set the concrete tile blocks down on the bottom, not over flammable grass!, after which use the smaller bricks to maintain it from rolling. Preserve it easy.
Have a small bucket of water and an outdated washcloth or material rag like that that’s damp however not soaking and dripping. The whole lot will get scorching so controlling the warmth and never getting burned is vital. Use a pair bricks or one other tile or 2 on the aspect to set down your torch head after utilizing so you do not get burned or burn issues.
It is very important be comfy. Sitting on a brief or regular folding camp chair is nice. Put on boots not sneakers. You will get a lead splatter in your sneakers and it’ll burn proper all the way down to your socks, one drip get’s attention-grabbing, lot’s of dancing.
You wrap or drape the moist rag on the pipe or becoming the place you need the warmth to “cease”. Watch the colours of the copper change as it’s heated and cools. Ultimately, you will get into copper sculpture (foolish).
Solder may be cleaned or smoothed when it’s nonetheless gooey however not too drippy with the damp rag as nicely. That is how plumbers make clear joints as nicely if wanted. However, do not get burned.
Warmth and solder with the copper pipe slid out from the brick/tile a few foot or much less or much less however not on the tile so that there’s even heating and entry.
Follow horizontally at lst, Then minimize quick stubs about 6 inches and observe vertical up and the other way up.
To lst observe, minimize the lengthy copper pipe right into a bunch of 12 inch or 10 inch lengths so you retain prices down. That is all it’s essential observe. You need to use each ends, then minimize it in half and there is one other finish to observe. Like “legos”.
Warmth the pipe, not the solder. While you contact the solder wire finish to the pipe, it ought to soften and bleed into the joint. It goes the place the warmth is and is capillary into the joint. Unusual nevertheless it appears to be like just like the joint sucks it up. If too cool, it will not move into the joint and observe the warmth. If too scorching, it should simply run out and drip like water onto your shoe.

Have enjoyable. It may be addictive.
“The place’s dad?”
“Outdoors soldering pipes”.

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