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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 more durable and want hotter gasoline (napp gasoline (yellow tank), solder sorts 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 talent. Does not value very a lot both.
And, finally, it’s an artwork the place the joints seem like a professional. It’s a very particular excessive talent that takes time to get excellent and never leak the lst time.

Purchase some copper pipe (costly now), some fittings (union, elbows, t’s, and many others), a small yellow tank of nap gasoline, torch with a versatile hose, tinted goggles, and leather-based gloves (not artificial as lead drips will burn via it), additionally a pipe cutter cheap rotary is okay (do not noticed copper pipe), and a deburring software. 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 an adolescent with my dad (each our first occasions) to put in a water heater and neither of us might get the solder to move. I feel we might have simply purchased the blue bottle gasoline and maybe the fallacious solder sort. It undoubtedly confirmed me that it was not as straightforward as some of us say it’s. Do I additionally want to purchase a desk clamp to carry the pipe to apply?

Simply go to Dwelling Depot or Lowes, and many others, and purchase a few generic concrete CMU blocks, hole tile, 8x8x16, and a few cheap concrete bricks, nothing fancy.
Open air.
Set the concrete tile blocks down on the bottom, not over flammable grass!, after which use the smaller bricks to maintain it from rolling. Maintain 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Have a small bucket of water and an outdated washcloth or material rag like that that’s damp however not soaking and dripping. All the things will get sizzling so controlling the warmth and never getting burned is necessary. Use a pair bricks or one other tile or 2 on the facet to set down your torch head after utilizing so you aren’t getting burned or burn issues.
It is very important be snug. 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 will 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 couple of foot or much less or much less however not on the tile so that there’s even heating and entry.
Observe horizontally at lst, Then minimize quick stubs about 6 inches and apply vertical up and the wrong way up.
To lst apply, 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 worthwhile to apply. You should utilize each ends, then minimize it in half and there is one other finish to apply. 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 however it appears just like the joint sucks it up. If too cool, it will not move into the joint and observe the warmth. If too sizzling, it’s going to 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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