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soldered cooper joints failing under pressure
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:20 am
by miss elle
i have re soldered copper joints and they keep failing under water pressure. any tips for preventing this?
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:48 am
by Steve the gas
Hi Elle,
It's not a good idea to RE- solder joints, even if your well practised.
I would buy new fittings, clean all ends & fittings and re-do, try not to use excessive heat & get plenty of solder into the joint.
Hth
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:26 pm
by mungo
:) hi elle, I take you are using flux on your joints, as without it it is hard to get a good seal as the solder won't run around the joint properly. ( that's what I have found anyway )
mungo
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:13 pm
by Skids
Hi miss elle,
re solder, it is always best to cut back to new metal, (cut out the joint) and start a fresh on DRY pipe
all the best
Sikds
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:58 pm
by rosebery
Skids
She may have fixed it by now - this thread is over a year old!!
Cheers
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:56 am
by fencesllove
Just try not to use excessive heat & get plenty of solder into the joint.