Easy Copper Soldering

IN THIS VIDEO WE WILL SHOW YOU THE BASICS OF SOLDERING COPPER WATER LINES FOR DOING NEW OR REPAIR WORK IN YOUR HOME

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Howto & Style

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• Bob
• Joe
• Schmidt
• Home
• Remodel
• Workshop
• Copper
• Solder
• Flux
• tubing
• sweating
• plumbing
• diy
• waterlines
• how
• to
• easy
• leak
• simple

[ig9918]

Thanks. Good stuff.

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

@ig9918 Your welcome +++Bob

[michaelculhane]

Good video but you can have problems IF

1 you use iron oxide sand paper.

2 you use flux that is not compatible with the solder which should be non lead type.

3 you don't heat evenly around the pipe.

Best to buy a kit with all the right elements.

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

Thanks for the time you took to share this information +++Bob

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

Actually Joe is older,therefor Bob is Joe's younger,better looking brother. lol+++Bob

[TireBurningTech]

water lines? why are you using M (red for heat) pipe you should be using L (blue for water) red is thinner walled than . your solder runs on your pipe made me cringe other than that good video for the DIYer and like michael said heat evenly i start with heating one side then when the solder starts to take i roll the heat to the other side then put solder on. remember rule to thumb 1/2 copper will take about 1/2 of solder 3/4 coper 3/4 solder. but nice to see initiative for that i aplaud

[Univaahs]

Thanks... I just finished my vertical pipe and I'll give it a test in a couple hours

[distantskunk]

good and easy instructions.

[SoldierK4]

I'm planning on making some spirits and will the hold up against hot steam ?

[coastnative]

Excellent instructions. Thanks.

[tyoungb18]

@RudeRaptor

No capilary action will cause the solder to flow into the fitting as long as you heat the fitting. When I solder on vertical joints I heat the pipe and wipe away excess flux before soldering. If excess flux is heated on a vertical it will run down the pipe and the solder will tend to follow it leaving a drips and runs of solder down the pipe that will look bad. Just remember that solder will flow towards the heat. Hope that helped you out.

[RudeRaptor]

I wish we could have seen how you soldered the bottom of the T-shape pipe, that was running vertically. Would it run away from down, away from the fitting?

[tttvan1]

very good