Solder And Flux Questions?

coastalcc

What type of solder and flux should I use to do minor, remodel, rough-in, 1/2 in. plumbing?? I have lots of old solders and fluxes and some are a little dirty. Should I get rid of them? and last but not least. What brand of pipe thread sealant is best for general use?

KillerToiletSpider

Call a plumber.

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Putty Truck

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coastalcc

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mdshunk

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If you're tempted to do any electrical work, I have another tip for you.

Call an electrician.

coastalcc

yooz guys know any? or should I just go to home depot and ask. I think that's where all the good plumbers work!

coastalcc

yes you are right ...I will stick to my broom. thanks for the help.

Brock

duct tape

wrenchman

Utility flux and lead free solder. Melt the old solder for fishing weights, toss the flux. Hercules is my favorite brand but the type of dope depends on the pipe, small gas lines-pipe dope, large -rip, copper pipe -eflon tape and dope, brass pipe joint compound (thick pink stuff), plastic pipe-teflon tape.

Grumpyplumber

These guys were hard.
There is an alternative.
Sign up for a 5 year apprenticeship, drill, dig, core, run, hump, freeze in crawlspaces, overheat in attics, burn yourself, cut yourself, spend hours exhausted after work sitting in class to learn these things at your expense as well as the books & tools.

Then, when a h.o, GC or handyman steal work from you at rates you couldn't afford to feed your kids...offer free advice to them on what you'd learned.

Ron The Plumber

Do like all good GC's and use Shark Bite Fittings.

Song Dog

In Christ,

Song Dog

leakygoose

Sounds like top secret stuff , how can you guys be so arrogant when the man asks such a simple question ?

Leo G

If you are going to be soldering on a potable water source you need to use a solder without lead. Usually a 95/5 will do. If you are soldering something like a heating system or other non-potable water you can use anything you'd like.

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essrmo

ouch.

smellslike$tome

I don't know anything about finish carpentry. I'm not for certain what exactly it is that you do. So if head on over to the carpentry forum and ask you how to do your job do you think you could explain it to me in 100 words online? If I screw up your job doing it myself I'm left with a crappy looking house. If someone wanting "quick" answers to "simple" problems screws up my job someone could get very sick or even dead. If a person does not know very basic things about requirements for sweating copper then I have a RESPONSIBILITY to not help them get into trouble by encouraging them to do things they are not qualified to do. That's what apprenticeships are for. It's not arrogance, it's proper concern for the public welfare.

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KillerToiletSpider

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leakygoose

Give me a break . I'm sorry I offended god.

PARA1

what He Said!

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