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BrianR · 06-19-2007, 08:26 PM

Sweating pipes is easy really. I had to do it to fix up my house.

What you have to do is make sure the ends (about 1") are CLEAN and SHINY. Then take them and put them together, heat them until they are good and hot with a blowtorch, run in a little flux and then place the solder to the joint minus the torch. The solder will run in and fill the joint if you had it hot enough. If not nothing will happen. If the solder just runs off, the pipes are not clean enough; take it all apart, clean it again and then repeat.

It's not hard. You might want to practice on a piece of scrap first (use a vise if it's short) to get the feel of it. That's what I did.

Let me know if I can offer any more help.

Brian

06-19-2007, 08:26 PM	#3
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Sweating pipes is easy really. I had to do it to fix up my house. What you have to do is make sure the ends (about 1") are CLEAN and SHINY. Then take them and put them together, heat them until they are good and hot with a blowtorch, run in a little flux and then place the solder to the joint minus the torch. The solder will run in and fill the joint if you had it hot enough. If not nothing will happen. If the solder just runs off, the pipes are not clean enough; take it all apart, clean it again and then repeat. It's not hard. You might want to practice on a piece of scrap first (use a vise if it's short) to get the feel of it. That's what I did. Let me know if I can offer any more help. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

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