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Posted by Duane Bozarth on June 17, 2005, 12:02 pm
MattMika wrote:
>
> >teflon tape and high heat - not a good mix
>
> Yes, I found that out last night. After soldering the pieces together
> and turning on the water I found one small leak in a sweat joint that
> I figure I could have just heated again to seal but then realized one
> of the two threaded joints was leaking. I was pissed, as I have to
> pull it all apart and try again. Guess I'll learn to sweat a joint
> better, it didnt work quite as easily as I thought would. A couple
> joints sucked the solder right up but one or two didnt seem to work to
> well, fortuneatly only one leaked.
Most likely one of two causes--
1. If old work, some residual water is preventing quick heatup.
Solution--drain better or if can't, the old bread trick to act as a
sponge is always possible.
2. Missed getting one side or the other of the joint really clean and
fluxed. Solution--clean and flux.. ( Doh :) )
> Is there a better sealer to use? One that will take the heat better?
Don't know what threaded connection you're talking of...if it's a
sweated union, as an earlier poster recommended, the threads have no
function in sealing the joint.
> Is there some type of sealer I can just paint onto the threads that
> will seep in and seal it?
Not really.
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