5 MISTAKES Beginners Make When Soldering Copper Pipe

5 MISTAKES Beginners Make When Soldering Copper Pipe | GOT2LEARN

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Here are 5 common mistakes that beginners make when soldering a copper joint and how to prevent them.
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@philippayne6655 4 жыл бұрын

I've been plumbing for 38years and the coronavirus has forced me to watch this 😂 a few tips 1, if you accidentally over heat the fitting, remove heat and brush a little flux over the joint. 2, make sure there is no water dripping through the pipe whatsoever.3, always make sure you have a open end somewhere to take away any pressure built up by the heat. 4 don't knock the joint while it's cooling. The bigger the joint the longer it will take to cool.

@mikeford1273 2 жыл бұрын

Don't solder...! Press!!.

@jutyhouzivatelskejchannel4291 3 жыл бұрын

Clicked on the video just to see the comments about ytb recommendations

@christiandiaz2354 3 жыл бұрын

This is the most random video I’ve ever been recommended 🤷‍♂️👍 but still keep up the good work

@crispychicken2743 4 жыл бұрын

Learned how to solder when I was 10 by my father . He was a licensed pipe fitter . And still solder now as part of my work

@northerngrit9656 3 жыл бұрын

Flux can warns against ingesting it, solder warns against ingesting it, but we put both in our water system? Pex for the win!

@Ataliste 3 жыл бұрын

Me who's never soldered anything in my life: "Hmm, interesting"

@vigilantobserver8389 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video! I always had problems with heat distribution on 3/4" copper pipe- awkward angle. Next time, I'm going to use Map-pro, higher temperature gas (yellow can). The sharkbit adapters are a great alternative too. I didn't know if my brazing was good enough, so i switched to sharkbite fittings on my water heater. It turns out, my brazing was fine and i should have left it. Yet, there was no way for a novice, like me, to know for sure if my brazing worked. Practice is fine, but in an awkward, confined space, it's tough.

@lilmuc 3 жыл бұрын

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@burtwonderstone5315 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not a plumber, but so much of my copper soldering experience came from my dad taking the time to teach me when I was younger. Most importantly, he would have me practice many times on scrap pieces so I would learn the "art" of soldering. There's no shortcut to doing it correctly. It really takes practice. It has saved me a lot of $$ over the years by DIYing so many plumbing jobs around the house. Your videos are awesome!!

@charliecarter1878 21 күн бұрын

Can you imagine when being taught any kind of skill set whether it's plumbing, welding, framing, drywall, etc... and when you do exactly what you were taught and pipes still leak, welds break, etc??? This channel tells you not ONLY HOW TO DO shit, but ALSO TELLS YOU THINGS to AVOID DOING! Golden 1/2" rule and no leaks, heat distribution, how too much heat and too little heat will have their specific results (displays of it in video also! What???)

@mateobravo9212

Nice job. Clear, concise and no jazzy music to dustract from content. Thanks and greetings from Spain.

@T.E.P. 4 жыл бұрын

can't get enough of these! you are soooo good at making sure these techniques are understood.! bravo

@williamscoggin1509 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video. Especially the tip about half inch fitting half inch solder. Always wondered about that when I used to sweat copper a lot.

@stevenwolf2647 3 жыл бұрын

Yesterday, I was DIY-ing a repair on my main water line. You videos literally just saved me thousands of dollars! I used your tricks and your preparation steps and got a perfect joint with no leaks! Literally thank you soooo much

@GrahamS67 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. This was very helpful to me as a DIYer. One other mistake is not making sure the pipe is totally dry. I got into a mess on my first attempt because my stop cock wasn't shutting off properly and was letting a small amount of water by.

@ianbaines8140 19 сағат бұрын

I’ve been soldering copper pipes for decades as I renovated homes. Now I realize that I was making many mistakes and had to re-do joints. Thank you for showing me the right way. I like the rule of 1/2” of solder for a half inch pipe

@_tmmy_ 2 жыл бұрын

I’m actually an electrician who’s wanting to get my downstairs loo (toilet) refurb finished by first fixing new runs of hot and cold pipes. I’m in the UK but I am certain all the principles are exactly the same, it’s just about using your common sense and making sure you don’t apply too little flux, heat, solder and vice versa. Very useful information and educational to the newbies who haven’t really done much plumbing.

@I-sed-no Жыл бұрын

Just performed an emergency repair on mixing valve that was bumped during my remodel effort. I was intending to cap the lines and replace the mixing valve later but it turned into an "emergency, do it today" situation so I watched this video (and one other of yours) and managed to cut the two supply pipes leading to the mixing valve and cap them without any leaks. My solder joints look better than I was expecting but far from pro level. Just glad there are no leaks. Thanks for the amazing content on your channel. You've saved me tons of money already