Insane Plumber's Trick: Solder Copper Pipes Dripping Water
Insane Plumber's Trick: Solder Copper Pipes Dripping Water
Insane Plumber's Trick: Solder Copper Pipes Dripping Water
– [Jeff] Well, right here we are in our bathroom and we'' re here doing tiling and we'' ve discovered a dilemma which I'' m sure much of you
stumbled upon every so often and that is we were mosting likely to solder this expansion of copper
pipe here onto completion of the pipe appearing of the wall. This is the water for the toilet, and the toilet will certainly go right here.Problem is, is
Insane Plumber's Trick: Solder Copper Pipes Dripping Water
Insane Plumber's Trick: Solder Copper Pipes Dripping Water
check out this, we'' ve transformed off the water at the major however yet it proceeds to leak. This is also an hour later on
it'' s still leaking such as this. So you'' ll never ever
ever have the ability to solder copper pipelines together when
you have water in the line. So what we'' re mosting likely to do is utilize an old plumber'' s trick right here and as you can see we have some white bread right here, and what this does is this simply buys you a couple of minutes of time. You shove this down right into the pipe far sufficient away from where you'' re mosting likely to make the solder link right here and this will quit that water circulation long sufficient for you to make the connection and you only have concerning a few mins, so you obtained ta have all your tools nearby and all set and we'' re additionally gon na utilize this, this is for my Shop-Vac and we'' re gon na suction out whatever water'' s still in the pipeline after we plug it to ensure it'' s wonderful and dry.Then we'' re mosting likely to use our devices below to clean up off the pipeline, deburr it, and clean the within and the outdoors, and make certain that we have change on there, and then we'' ll put this pipe on there, and afterwards we'' ll solder it and with any luck this will function. Okay, so now we'' re going to put the bread right into the pipe. And we'' re mosting likely to stick it back there far sufficient with a pencil here, which appearances like it'' s sufficed so now what we ' re going to do is vacuum out. (vacuum cleaner whirring) Okay, currently that it'' s stopped I can move this man. Ready?
– Yeah. – [Jeff] Okay, so now we'' re. simply gon na cleanse this, clean the pipe, pull this off first.( cleaner brush crunching )And after that we ' re gon na clean. the inside of the pipe.And you see I'' m utilizing.
handwear covers because I don'' t want the oil from my hands to get.
in there and wreck the joint. You definitely can not let.
your hands touch those parts. I'' m gon na do an additional quick brush below given that I passed the towel over it. Just gon na relocate a little. Now I have a great clean pipeline there. Gon na apply just a bit of change, just a thin movie is all you require. Go as deep as you'' re gon na. enter into the coupler with it. I'' ll put a little on the within also, probably doesn'' t need it but.Okay, so currently we'' re all set. to get our accessory, put it on there, and fits.
in there great and good currently. Now we'' re gon na place the fire.
right here on the coupler since the solder will certainly suck.
in to where the flame is. You wear'' t wan na warm it out here, you wan na warm it right here on the coupler and when you start to see.
it bubbling on the flux then you know you'' re prepared. Okay, so the guideline of.
thumb with your solder is you wan na utilize whatever.
the size of your pipeline is, that'' s just how much solder you would use, so it ought to be a half inch of solder for each side that we do right here. Okay, so we'' re gon na
go. in advance and terminate it up, and provide it a shot. (flame whirring) Okay, see the sides back there. I'' ll do the opposite'. The opposite side ' s closer to the water so it ' ll possibly be a.
little harder to warm it.
Insane Plumber's Trick: Solder Copper Pipes Dripping Water
Insane Plumber's Trick: Solder Copper Pipes Dripping Water
Insane Plumber's Trick: Solder Copper Pipes Dripping Water
( flame whirring) Currently that it'' s all done, we ' re gon na let it cool a min and after that we ' re gon na make use of an amazing wet towel to rub out the entire joint.
of the pipeline area there. I wear'' t like to touch it too.
a lot till it'' s strengthened. You wan na just leave it alone, let it come back down to temperature. Allow the solder harden up,.
and afterwards you'' ll be fine.Okay, so now I'' m gon na come. in below and simply wipe it off. And there you have it! Offers it a better appearance, a little a lot more specialist when.
you wipe it off afterwards, and we are done. So we have this container.
right here up against the wall. – [Guy] Activate the water! – [Jeff] And we'' re gon na.
fire the water out and see if that releases our plug. (water gushes) And there it is, there'' s our.
bread drifting in all-time low.