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soldering pipes John 07-04-2006
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Posted by Toller on July 4, 2006, 11:04 pm

>
>> Go to HD and get some of their EZ-Sweat fittings. The solder is
>> already inside the fitting forming a perfect ring. Just add flux to
>> your pipe, insert, and heat. Everyone I have used creates a perfect
>> joint every time and it's a lot easier than doing the solder yourself
>> (especially in tight spaces).
>>
>
> Funny thing. My dad is a plumber and we just sweated a bunch of joints in
> remodeling our bathrooms. We were were talking about how the fitting with
> solder in them dont work. When at our local HD, they had all the EZ Sweat
> fitting marked down for clearance.
>
> Guess that says they sell a lot of them.
>
Glad to hear that. I tried some and they are crap.



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Posted by EXT on July 5, 2006, 1:19 pm
I have used them also, found they are not bad especially for difficult
locations, but I still add some of my own solder because there just doesn't
seem to be enough in the fitting to do the job properly and reliably.

>
>>
>>> Go to HD and get some of their EZ-Sweat fittings. The solder is
>>> already inside the fitting forming a perfect ring. Just add flux to
>>> your pipe, insert, and heat. Everyone I have used creates a perfect
>>> joint every time and it's a lot easier than doing the solder yourself
>>> (especially in tight spaces).
>>>
>>
>> Funny thing. My dad is a plumber and we just sweated a bunch of joints
>> in remodeling our bathrooms. We were were talking about how the fitting
>> with solder in them dont work. When at our local HD, they had all the EZ
>> Sweat fitting marked down for clearance.
>>
>> Guess that says they sell a lot of them.
>>
> Glad to hear that. I tried some and they are crap.
>



Posted by on August 26, 2006, 5:21 pm

>
>>
>>> Go to HD and get some of their EZ-Sweat fittings. The solder is
>>> already inside the fitting forming a perfect ring. Just add flux to
>>> your pipe, insert, and heat. Everyone I have used creates a perfect
>>> joint every time and it's a lot easier than doing the solder yourself
>>> (especially in tight spaces).
>>>
>>
>> Funny thing. My dad is a plumber and we just sweated a bunch of joints in
>> remodeling our bathrooms. We were were talking about how the fitting with
>> solder in them dont work. When at our local HD, they had all the EZ Sweat
>> fitting marked down for clearance.
>>
>> Guess that says they sell a lot of them.
>>
>Glad to hear that. I tried some and they are crap.
>

Ditto.. Glad I had a roll of solder around when I used the ones I had.

On the flip side, I had to ask my wife to bring home a couple 1/2 T's
without the pre-solder to do a partial assembly of pipe. She grabbed a
couple and a spare out of the bin at HD and proceeded home. Good thing she
grabbed a spare. One of the T's was malformed and you could 'just' see
some daylight through the back of the T. That wouldn't have been a pretty
sight. Went back to HD a couple days later and found a couple more bad
ones in the bin. QC must have been taking a nap on that shift.

Posted by John Hines on July 4, 2006, 1:34 pm

>Would it be better to apply solder to the pipe and fitting separately, then
>put them together? I don't think many people do it this way though.

The flux I have has a small amount of solder in it, so in effect it does
exactly that. You still have to apply more solder, but it gets the
process started.

Cleaning both fittings, and fluxing is key to a good joint. Any failures
I've had have traced back to bad cleaning.


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Posted by Jimmie D on July 4, 2006, 3:26 pm

>
>>Would it be better to apply solder to the pipe and fitting separately,
>>then
>>put them together? I don't think many people do it this way though.
>
> The flux I have has a small amount of solder in it, so in effect it does
> exactly that. You still have to apply more solder, but it gets the
> process started.
>
> Cleaning both fittings, and fluxing is key to a good joint. Any failures
> I've had have traced back to bad cleaning.
>
>
> --
> Silly sig to prevent isp ad

I learned to sweat pipe 35 years ago and cna count the bad joints I ve done
on 1 hand. All were due to not cleaning and/or proper fluxing of the joint.
Invest in a few pieces of pipe and a few joints and get a little practice.
Its not hard.



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