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How to Solder Copper Pipe



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Soldering copper pipes is an important skill for many home improvement projects. Tim Carter of AsktheBuilder.com shows you how to solder copper pipe to get a water tight seal.


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you might be right. ... ( 5 months ago by ProudAmerican9)
you might be right. im an apprentice plumber and thats how ive been taught. you should make a video of ladder safety.
No might about it.. ... ( 5 months ago by AsktheBuilder)
No might about it..... :-
You must get the copper shiny before starting over. It is non-negotiable.
ur not ment to ... ( 4 months ago by aakk)
ur not ment to solder a joint and leave a open end fitting, u will get problems if adding a pieice of copper to the other part of the 22mm elbow
That is why the 90 ... ( 4 months ago by AsktheBuilder)
That is why the 90 bend is pointing up to the sky.
And what if you ... ( 4 months ago by CigarsNbourbon)
And what if you can't completly shut the water off in the house? Maybe you get a small trickle which keeps the solder from running into the joint? And just for fun lets say your at the lowest point in the house, nothing below you to open.
Well, are you going ... ( 4 months ago by AsktheBuilder)
Well, are you going to keep us all in suspense? You have a channel, how about using it to tape these video ideas and then load them as video responses to this one! We anxiously await them!
Why? I'm not the ... ( 4 months ago by CigarsNbourbon)
Why? I'm not the one saying this stuff is easy. Your going to get someone, who hasn't a clue as to what there doing, themselves in trouble or even hurt.
That is what many ... ( 4 months ago by AsktheBuilder)
That is what many of you tradespeople say. I think there is some kind of jujumagumbo scarcity going on in your heads. Trying to intimidate others. You do remember there was a day that *you* had no clue and somehow you are still alive and able to use a keyboard. What makes you think others can't mimic you - especially those with the desire? You underestimate those who want to learn.
Well for one I ... ( 4 months ago by CigarsNbourbon)
Well for one I started as an apprentice with a master plumber. I didn't do jobs alone untill I was maybe 2-3 years in the business. Your going to try and show people how to build a house from the ground up and say it's easy? I can see someone launching a boiler or a water heater now.
Well, I didn't go ... ( 4 months ago by AsktheBuilder)
Well, I didn't go that route. I was completely self-taught using old technology: book, manuals, and visits to job sites after the workers had left. Today with the Internet the accumulated knowledge is so much easier to access. Have no fear, you will still have work. I tell people in MANY of my videos and columns that things are hard. But some things are easy. You should start making your own videos to share what you know. Help instead of hinder.
this is very nice. ... ( 3 months ago by Nby21Blog)
this is very nice. My father is a plumber and he taught me all the stuff that he knows, including soldering pipes. I am only 15 years old but people already trust me in makin whole plumbing systems, more pecisely the soldering of copper pipes.I realy respect people who are doing this job, just because even after centuries, people need running water and a cosy, heated place to call home :D Nice work Tim :F your videos helped me a lot
Very informative. ... ( 3 months ago by mrmrmrman)
Very informative. And for Cigars, don't worry, I'm sure the hard jobs will still require expertise. But this helps a lot for simple jobs. Thanks much!
Shouldnt you only ... ( 1 month ago by Jamex06)
Shouldnt you only put flux on one side of the pipe because putting it on both will push the flux out into the pipe and cause blockages later down the line. So cant you just flux one side and give it a twist?
As long as you are ... ( 1 month ago by AsktheBuilder)
As long as you are sure the inside of the fitting gets completely coated.......
i need a really ... ( 1 month ago by shubhamranjan)
i need a really thick copper pipe any ideas were to buy 1 cm thick ??
Did you Google that ... ( 1 month ago by AsktheBuilder)
Did you Google that term? Did you not see all the ads in the right column????? thick copper pipe 1 cm copper pipe etc.
2 questions for you ... ( 3 weeks ago by char675)
2 questions for you. 1) I read where you heat the fitting and not where you have joined the 2 pieces. Which is correct? 2) I notice at the home improvement store as I was walking down the aisle, there is a glue for copper pipe. The package said for all copper pipes when joining them together. No more soldering it stated, works 100% it stated. Its made by Locktite. Have you heard about this glue for joining copper pipes? And Merry Christmas!!
I prefer to move ... ( 3 weeks ago by AsktheBuilder)
I prefer to move the torch and flame around touching both the fitting and the pipe. You need both to be above the melting point of the solder. I have seen that glue but not used it. Something inside of me says I would have to build a small network of pipe outdoors and test it for months before I would ever use it indoors while asleep or away. It just seems unnatural that it would work. Not saying it doesn't, just that I have to be convinced.
what do you ... ( 2 weeks ago by lti12)
what do you recommend for cold and hot water lines for new construction? Copper or plastic? What are there good points and bad?
shubhamranjan try ... ( 2 weeks ago by lti12)
shubhamranjan try Lowes, they got really thick pipes
They are both good ... ( 2 weeks ago by AsktheBuilder)
They are both good products. There's not enough space here to answer your questions fully. PEX piping can be installed much faster than copper. There are no hidden joints with PEX - only one at the manifold and one at the fixture. Copper can have many joints that you can't see. PEX is quieter when the water flows.
You want a real ... ( 2 weeks ago by AsktheBuilder)
You want a real selection of piping? Go visit a real plumbing supply house or business, not a home center.
I'm a 1st year HVAC ... ( 1 week ago by juncho1977)
I'm a 1st year HVAC student
just want to say that Hard soldering (aka Brazing) is not easy! We used both air/acet.
oxy/acet.
it's hard to know exactly when the pipe got hot enough (over 1,000 F) to let the hard solder melt into the joint. Of course you'd get better w/practice but my 1st joints sure were ugly :(
Not a bad tip. It ... ( 2 days ago by AsktheBuilder)
Not a bad tip. It works some of the time, but not always. Another way, but more difficult, is to insert - if possible - into the line a one-quarter-inch-diameter soft copper pipe attached to a wet-dry vacuum. You make the small pipe go past where you're soldering and you suction the water so it can't get to where you are soldering. Highly effective when working with copper that is protruding above a slab.



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