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    Apr 5, 2009, 11:19 AM
    Coper pipes & souter
    How to souter copper pipes with out heating up & busting other ones.
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    Apr 5, 2009, 11:29 AM
    Hi Gregory:

    Best advice I can give you here is to make sure there is absolutely NO WATER anywhere in the water lines you will be working on.

    Then, clean the pipe/fittings with sandcloth... especially around the old joints!! You would then flux the old joints as well as the new pipe/fittings. This way, if you do disturb an old joint then you can just hit it with a bit of solder and hopefully it will reseal.

    Otherwise, you want to do all the above and use a moderate heat that points AWAY from the old joints...

    Finally, you can also cover the old joints with a wet rag while soldering the ones close up... solder fast and then cool the joints with that wet rag right after.

    Let me know if you need more info...

    MARK
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    Apr 5, 2009, 12:20 PM

    Mp:
    Missed one. Make sure that the end of the pipe your soldering is open.
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    Apr 5, 2009, 03:50 PM
    YUP! Good additional info. There KISS.. ;)
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    Apr 5, 2009, 04:30 PM

    Gregory, if you never soldered before you might be a candidate for a Sharkbite connector, pricey but no skills needed. Welcome To Cash Acme
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