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Soldering or brazing copper pipes
At a local workshop we have a portable and old heating device where the heat generator's housing reaches around 180°C during operation. The original external aluminum radiator with a fan attached to ...
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Sweat or threaded connections for shut-off valves
I'm in need of installing a shut-off valve for my hose bib (sillcock), specifically a ball valve. But I was wondering if a threaded connection was better than a sweat in terms of effectiveness and ...
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How to remove or de-solder old flashing
I'd like to remove some old copper flashing to repair the rotting wood beneath it. My plan was to de-solder the old flashing joint (I'd like to reuse the flashing when done). So I bought a used ...
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Water shut off to solder on an adapter?
I need to put an adapter onto a ball valve at the end of a supply line. Do I need to shut the water off to the whole line?
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High Temperature Lead-Free Solder
I have an old microwave/convection oven that came with 2 metal circular trays for cooking on (in convection mode), a tall one and a shorter one that fits underneath it. However, a long time ago, one ...
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Using salt to reseal a solder joint?
I just had an inspection for a hot water heater that we recently had installed, and while the installation passed, the inspector noted a leak at one of the copper joints in the hot water pipe. She ...
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Can I solder galvanized steel to stainless steel?
I have several stainless steel plates and I want to solder galvanized steel tubes to these plates.
Is this possible?
I ask because I have a guy that does all my soldering work, but he generally ...
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How to remove a cast iron pipe plug that has been soldered with lead
I'm adding a utility sink in my basement. I'd like to drain it into a cast iron pipe junction, but I'm having trouble removing the old plug. It appears to have been sealed with lead solder.
I'm ...
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What happens if you sweat pipe copper pipe without flux?
I may have forgotten to use soldering flux paste when I replaced a water valve on 1/2" copper tubing. It was in a tight place and sweating pipe is not something I do often. Some of the joints I ...
