How to do a sweat copper connection?

Click on the link below and will till you step by step, good luck,

John

Working with Copper Pipe | DoItYourself.com

John gave you a great link but it's kind of wordy. Let me give you a shorter version. The secret of soldering is cleaning, fluxing and heat.
Take plumbers sand cloth and shine the pipe back a few inches and with a cleaning brush shine the inside of the fitting.
Now paint both pipe and fitting with NoCorrode Solder paste and join the pipes.
Fire up the torch using a medium tip and apply heat to the BOTTOM of the largest fitting while holding the tip of your solder on TOP.
When the solder begins to melt on top run the tip of the solder around the joint. Capillary action will suck the solder into the joint as you run the solder around the joint. Run the solder around several times and let it set it. You have just completed your solder job. Hope this helps and thank you for rating my reply. Tom

One thing to add, although some of you have done more soldering in a week than I have in my life, but two or three seconds of melting solder is plenty. Once the copper is hot enough to melt solder, it doesn't take long. Valid statement??

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Originally Posted by jlisenbe

One thing to add, although some of you have done more soldering in a week than I have in my life, but two or three seconds of melting solder is plenty. Once the copper is hot enough to melt solder, it doesn't take long. Valid statement??

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Tru-dat! I said,

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When the solder begins to melt on top run the tip of the solder around the joint.

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Overheating the joint will burn the solder and not make a strong joint. Kudos to jilsenbe for bringing our attention to it. Cheers, Tom

If you have only few connections - and have no experience with soldering - use "SharkBite" fittings. They are HomeOwner friendly. No soldering is required. Pipe just snaps in. You can buy them in Home Depot.