What brought me to this video was a pin hole leak in the hot water side copper flex pipe on top of my water heater. Since we live in the country, it would have cost about $200+ to have a plumber come out and replace the 18" flex copper pipe, which has a soldered joint where it attaches to the copper pipe to the house. Luckily, I had everything I needed except the grit paper, which I bought at Home Depot along with the flex pipe. I even have a Benzomatic TS4000 self-igniting torch. I had all this stuff because I had bought it when my son was taking plumbing classes a few years ago, but he ended up not pursuing a plumbing career, so I ended up with a lot of plumbing tools. Anyway, I watched this video a couple times, then went out and completed the installation of the new flex pipe and it worked out perfectly! Now I feel confident I could successfully solder any copper joints in the future. Thanks for a great and very helpful video.
Hello bcfbasil, You're welcome! Congrats on the repair!!! Glad it went well for you! Always nice to save a few dollars. Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
After doing plumbing for 40 years...this is the best video I have come across on You Tube ! No one else has covered all points 1.Too little heat. 2. Too MUCH heat ! 3. Dirt 4. Excessive flux not good. 5. dont use flux brush (hairs detach) 6. Correct heat and dab on the solder and let it run. Well done.
Lots of soldering video's on here, but your the only one that actually takes the joint apart, to show that it was done properly. Great informative video....
Sir, most people don't have any respect for anything or anybody, I just want to thank you for a great video and sharing your knowledge. This the best video I've seen about soldiering and just want to thank you for sharing your knowledge with other people like me who want learn again thank you knowledge and May God Bless you and Your Family.
Gilbert Boshell Thanks so very much for the kind words and you are more then welcome! I couldn't agree more on the no respect comment. Biggest problem with the world today. Hopefully some day it will swing in the right direction. I hope this video helps you with any future projects! Thanks for commenting and have a great weekend! Al
+SouthernDailyFilms Thank you! I can relate to what you are saying when I am tackling other projects myself. LOL! Thanks for commenting and enjoy your weekend! Al
Hello Jon; You are more then welcome and thanks for the kind words! That would be a great idea to practice on a little scrap. Solder the joint and take it apart just to see how it looks. Perhaps even do a few. I am sure you will get along well with your project. Take your time and you should be fine... Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
Just wanted to tell you how much your video helped me. I was attempting to put in a T and then a shut off valve as part of a fridge water line installation.I tried four times wilth at least one joint leaking. Watched the video, bought a new set of fittings and voila! No leaks first time!!!!! Thanks again.
Hello Don, I am glad everything worked out for you! I guess you can chalk the leaks up to practice. Congrats on the installation. You are all set now for any future projects! Thanks for commenting and enjoy your day! Al
Hello Andrew, You're welcome! I haven't been making any in some time now, but plan on it in the very near future. Lots have been going on with me, but you should see some in the very near future. Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Out of all the videos on YT about sweating copper fittings, this is by far the best one because you carefully explain your technique with each step. Many thanks!
Thank you for this video! It was exactly what I needed. I have a few shutoff valves to replace this week. I picked up materials to practice a few times to get comfortable with the overall process. Looking forward to soldering plumbing for the first time :)
Hello Jennifer Adcock; You are more then welcome! Great idea to get in a little practice before hand!!! Thanks for commenting and best of luck with the soldering job! Hope everything goes well for you! Al
Great video. I think animportant thing not mentioned which I think you did subconsciously (be great if you just added the text to the video) is to heat where you want the solder to go which is almost always the fitting, usually the middle of it. Solder will flow towards the hottest part so by having the middle of the fitting hottest the solder will flow into it. Same reason you typically apply solder to the opposite side of the flame because once again it will want to flow to the hottest part which is where you had the flame. This is something beginners don't know, and they end up heating the entire pipe, or heating the fitting less than the pipe and when they apply the solder have no idea why it's not sucking into the fitting rather going/flowing all over the pipe. Heat the fitting, and when you apply solder it will suck into it.
Hello Kevin, Thanks! I recently had a comment that the video was too long. I was trying to cover all the bases. Hopefully it will help with any future projects! Thanks for commenting and enjoy your day! Al
TheOldkid888 I think you covered the topics just fine. I installed my refrigerator yesterday with no....wait for it.... sweat lol scored some brownie points too
Hello vinygee; Thanks very much for the kind words! I hope any project you tackle goes well for you! Thanks for commenting and have yourself a great week! Al
Hey Al i aint kidding when i said great tutorial, i actually went to Bunnings which is our local hardware store i bought some copper line and fittings and soldered them ..... i then attached it to my high pressure washer and it didnt leak but it was damn hard to disconect the fitting under pressure lol .... thanks once again al and check out the photo of my soldered plumbing fitting.....
Hello vinygee; You are more then welcome! I appreciate the kind words! I saw the soldering job! Nice pic! Looks great and nice to see it was water tight! You are well on your way! Thanks for commenting and best of luck with any future projects! Al
I'm a newbie to everything when it comes to home repair. I am running new copper pipes and using your techniques today/tonight! Great video straight forward and great info.
I got interested in plumbing a few years ago after doing a few projects around the house. Since then I have red 5 or 6 books and watched a ton of you-tube videos. This is by far the best explanation of how to solder copper pipe that I have seen. Thank you for posting this.
Hello Weekend Handyman You're welcome! Hopefully it helps with any future projects! I believe I covered all the basics. Thanks for the kind words and have a great day! Al
Hello John, Truer words never spoken. I find it funny when I read them myself, but I don't take them to heart. I have been soldering this way for 38 years and it has worked well for me. 1/2 and 3/4 pipe is generally what is used in most homes. Soldering copper using this video will work fine for anyone. Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Great video. I found it most useful. The one thing I'm still left pondering though is how to ensure the solder gets into the joint when the male portion of the joint is vertically below the female. Case in point, if I want to put a T-joint in an existing vertical copper pipe, with the stem of the T being horizontal, how does one ensure the bottom joint has solder in it? The top and horizontal joints seem to use gravity to assist the solder in flowing into the joint. Gravity would seemingly work against you on the bottom joint.
hey Jon, as you are soldering the t, make sure to push against the crack between the two joints you are soldering. as long as you are adding a little pressure and have a clean well fluxed joint, you will be fine.
Hello Jon, Just as good fella had mentioned; as long as everything is cleaned and fluxed you will be all set. Once the joint is heated to the point where the solder will melt, capillary action will allow the solder to run up into the joint. Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Jon Brady capillary action.the flux e ables this so warm your pipe up away from the fitting snd you will see the vopper pipe change colour as it heats. this is fairly quick. once you see the changinf colour copper pipe go into the fitting then go to spply the heat onto the fitting aplly the solder oppodite the heat. this ensures all pipe in the fitting and the whole of the fitting have the correct amount of heat for the solder to fully fix for a complete soldered joint.
Hello David, Thanks and your welcome! Hopefully it will help with any future projects. I have been soldering this way for almost forty years and it has worked for me. I am sure there are people who may do it another way, but this method never lets me down. I try not to worry about the negative comments. Thanks for commenting and enjoy your weekend! Al
I found your video via a search for "how to solder copper pipe". (Winter here, and a pipe froze and split). Watched a couple, got the gist. It is such a simple thing, but your video really gives a sense of the depth of knowledge that a long-time professional has versus "the guy who can do a bit of plumbing". I'll be doing this tomorrow. Thanks for the tips!
Hello ZephZhang; Thanks very much for the kind words! There is a little to it, but if all the steps are followed you will have no issues! Thanks for commenting and hope all goes well for you! Al
A trick we used to stop water running into a joint whilst soldering it is to push bread down the pipe, for some reason brown bread works best! no joke, it gets washed out when you turn the water back on, not for central heating unless you intend to flush the system.
Yeah I was a little surprised and disappointed that this trick wasn't referenced when the topic of things that will prevent a good seal was discussed. While I hadn't heard of the brown bread caveat, using this trick has saved sooo much time and frustration for me in the past.
Again, I'm a novice. I'm trying to develop the best technique. Why did you take the flame off the joint several times? Seems like, once the solder melts and flows, you could maintain that magic temperature by pulling the flame back a few inches, but still pointing at the joint. Maybe trying to maintain a constant temperature is too difficult or risky because you can't see temperature and might overheat and burn the flux. Maybe it's safer to totally remove the flame, and add more heat later if the solder stops flowing? Is that right?
Hello Nicholas, I remove the heat from time to time to see if the fitting is hot enough for the solder to run. If you leave the torch there while applying the solder you don't really get a true temperature of how hot the fitting is. The torch tip alone can heat the solder and melt it and give a false temperature to the fitting. By applying the heat a few times and pulling it away; I test the fitting to see if it is hot enough for the solder to flow. One thing to keep in mind when soldering is not to make the fitting and pipe to hot as you will burn the flux off which will prevent the solder from running. Thanks for commenting and enjoy your weekend! Al
I hear the newer water-soluble fluxes burn a lot easier, but are required by most codes. I'm going to try them because I hear the older petroleum? based fluxes take forever to wash out of the plumbing and are messy to work with. However, I've read that some (many?) plumbers still use petroleum fluxes.
Hello Nicholas, I prefer the older flux myself. As far as the flux washing out of the pipe; I have seen flux in pipe after 25 years. In cold waterlines I am sure it would stay in them for as long as the copper is being used. The water soluble would disappear in no time. I have tried it and will stick to the older flux. Thanks for commenting and enjoy your weekend! Al
I am learning to solder copper pipe in my Building Trades class and was told to look up a video on how to do it. This made it very clear, with much more detail than how my teacher described it. Thank you!
Hello kame4prez; You are more then welcome! Best of luck in the trade! Remember...Do it nice or do it twice! Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
Hello Jim, As the fitting heats the pipe does as well. I don't heat the pipe by itself. If you looked at the joint at the end of the video when I took it apart; the solder ran around well. I guess everyone has their own way of soldering. I have been doing it this way for 37 plus years. It's been working so far. Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
Air as a medium will transfer heat so on smaller pipe (1/2 or 3/4) you can get by just heating the fitting. That being said, it's best practice to heat the pipe first and move to the fitting second. On larger pipe like 3 inch it's an absolute necessity. Good video.
Best to heat the thickest material first silly. Why would you heat that thin pipe first? Both need the same heat and at a temp slightly over the rated solder melting point.
Copper is a fairly effective heat sink Jim Davidson. On larger diameter K thickness copper tube (2 and 3 inch) for example, the pipe will need more time with heat applied than the fitting due to the larger area of the tube to disperse heat. Best practice is to start with the flame on the tubing first and then move to the fitting to ensure equal heat throughput the joint. Since metal expands when heated this also has the added benefit of keeping the fitting from getting loose on the pipe and moving prior to completing the joint.
Al, I had never soldered before, but your video helped me learn, shop for what was needed, and set up my 60 gallon air compressor with medium grade copper pipe and fittings. Thanks a ton!
Hello Chris, You are more than welcome! Nothing like a little refresher to make a job go smoother for you! Nice to see you took the time to do so. Hope the project goes well for you! Thanks for commenting and enjoy your day! Al
Hi Old Kid, I stumbled on this video quite by accident and am very impressed with the teaching that you do.. clear, concise and very easy to understand. It brings back memories of when I first learned to sweat a joint at about the age of 10 or 12. My neighbor / mentor showed me these techniques some 60+ years ago. Nice to see that he taught me the correct way and that you reinforce his teaching.. Thanks for sharing and for bringing back some childhood memories.
Hello Tom; You are more then welcome! Thanks very much for the kind words Tom! The technique hasn't changed! My father taught me this technique 40 years ago and it hasn't let me down yet! The only thing that has changed are a few of the products such as the cleaning brushes, solder and sand cloth, but the technique is still the same. With the introduction of pex pipe and compression joints; this will slowly become a thing of the past. I hope I never see it, but it possibly could happen. Can't stop technology! Thanks for commenting Tom and have yourself a great day! Al
Thank you for this excellent video. This immediately improved my technique. The attention to detail while explaining your process and the intuition you have about problem points for beginners despite your obvious experience is fantastic.
Chris Reardon Thanks for the kind words and you are more then welcome! Hopefully it will help with any of your future projects! Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Hello Lou; Thanks for the kind words Lou! I hope your project goes well for you! You are more then welcome! Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
Hello flawedsociety, You're welcome! Nice to hear that! A little practice and you will be flying in no time! Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
An absolute jewel of a video. Concise, clear, complete!. To be appreciated is the fact that not only you tell us how to do it right but you give a reason for each step. This makes it harder to forget.
Hello brik32544, Thanks for the kind words! Much appreciated! Hopefully it will help with any other projects! I have used these steps for forty years now with great success. Hopefully you have the same success in the future! Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Hello Alan; You are more then welcome! It is done the same no matter where you live. I am sure you will get along well with your project! Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
+J Nieto You are more than welcome! Hopefully it helps with the project! I made another video on how to solder a shower valve if you are interested in watching it......Shower install...Part 3.How to solder a single lever bath faucet.Plumbing tips!...May help. Thanks for commenting and have a great weekend! Al
i must have watched this video more than 10 times by now you have a right way of explaining and showing what to do and how to do it properly thanks a lot
+Nearfaded Thanks very much for the kind words! Much appreciated! I hope it helps with any future projects! Thanks for commenting and enjoy your day! Al
Hello ceajaegirl; You are more then welcome and thank you for such kind words! Much appreciated! I hope you get along well with any future projects! Thanks for commenting and have a great weekend! Al
Nice video, i used to do this type of work 40 years ago and your video was a good reminder of the basic technique for sweating the fitting the proper way. Thanks
Hello Castermmt, You're welcome! Always good to get a quick refresher to help with any project! I am sure you will get along well! Thanks for the kind words and enjoy your week! Al
Thanks to you I was able to fix my landscape irrigation! Usually I wait for my husband who travels a lot but the heat was killing my lawns so I watched your tutorial and gave it a go. First time and it is completely water tight! Thanks for posting this great tutorial! ~ Ann
Ann Hamilton Congrats on the repair Ann! I am glad everything worked out for you! I am sure he will be pleased when he arrives home! Thanks for commenting and have a great week!
I am an Apprentice plumber, and positive that I want to go all the way to RMaster. I love watching your video's, it's giving me a bit of a head start!!! thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos.
Brian Packer It always helps to get as much experience about the trade as you can. I hope the videos help you with you journey... It takes time to become a journeyman, but it pays off in the end. The big thing is to take pride in your work and everything will follow easily. Best of luck in the future! Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
Hello Chris; You are more then welcome! I am glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the kind words and have yourself a great week! Best of luck with any future projects! Al
+Sam L. Sadler Thanks very much for the kind words! I hope the bathroom remodel goes well for you! Any problems when you get into it; drop me a note and I will get back to you asap. Thanks for commenting and best of luck with the project! Al
Really appreciate you taking the time to explain each step slowly. Also taking the connection apart at the end to show a correct joint was priceless for me practicing on my first sweating work. Thanks!
Hello Matt; You are more then welcome! You should have no problem if you take your time. Cleaning the fittings clean is very important. Every step plays an important part of making a watertight joint, but making sure the joint is dirt free is one of the biggest things to focus on especially if you are attaching to older pipe. It needs a little more attention as compared to new. Thanks for commenting and best of luck with any future projects! Al
I work in a college, training plumbing apprentices. In my part of the world the apprenticeship takes five years to complete. The apprentice works with/for a fully qualified plumber 4 days a week and comes to college for 1 day. That was a great demonstration and I couldn't fault it. Our gas codes say to only put flux on the pipe (never, ever, work on gas if your aren't fully trained and qualified!), not the fittings as they are not flushed with water but you're talking about water lines so I have to say your demonstration was nothing short of excellent. I've seen some video's making a right mess of this task and I was glad to see you doing everything the right way, start to finish.
Hello Stigstigster; Thanks very much for the kind words words. Means alot coming from you. I hope I covered all the basis. We have a four year apprenticeship in Canada. It use to be 5 as well. Apprentices are very fortunate if they can get in with a good journeyman plumber. One who takes pride in their work. As it makes a big difference as to their quality of work. No reason why things can't always be neat looking. a little pride goes a long ways....Do it nice or do it twice...it's that simple. As far as gas goes in this country; no flux is used as all joints are silver soldered. You must have proper certification to install this piping... Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Hello Gitar; You are more then welcome! It is like doing anything else; the more you do the comfortable you will feel when doing it. Thanks for commenting and best of luck with any future projects! Al
Wow , Thanks . Took out a closet and am moving my tub ! Was always apprehensive of sweating joints , so your video was really right on target . I appreciate you taking the time to make it . Hope I get the hang of it !
Kent Hill You are more then welcome! I hope you get along well with your repair! Take your time and everything should work out just fine! Thanks for commenting and have a great weekend! Al
Good day, Al! I recently had to reinstall a shower faucet in the wall of my bathroom and found your videos regarding copper pipe to be incredibly informative and encouraging. I appreciate your assistance.
Hello Zachary; Thanks very much for the kind words and you are more then welcome! I am glad you got along well on the project! Thanks for commenting and have a great weekend! Al
GREAT video complete simply and CLEAR information and one of the best looking solder joints I have ever seen neat with no big solder balls hanging off the joint. You are a true professional sir!
Hello Owen, Thanks very much for the kind words. It doesn't take much to keep things neat. A little patience and planning for any project goes a long way. I have been at it for over forty years now and have seen some interesting sites. I had an instructor from the start who preached...do it nice or do it twice. Good words to stand by. Thanks for commenting and enjoy your day! Al
Hey Al !! Excellent information here my friend! Thank you for this awesome video. The old saying "The devil is in the details" certainly applies to this operation and I believe you covered them all here!! Nice work as always my friend!!
THANKS for explaining why it's important to remove the excess flux. Always thought it wasn't necessary but you now made a believer out of me why it should be removed. I will have to solder come copper from the hot water tank to the supply leading away from the water meter. Good tips.
If you are not a teacher, you should be. That was a very well prepared and put together video instruction. It was exactly what I needed as I will have a need to soldier a couple sink shut offs. Thank you for taking the time to put this together and upload it. It is much appreciated.
IRDeezlSmoke Thanks very much for the kind words! Greatly appreciated! Hopefully you will get along well with your installation! Have you thought about compression valves under the sink. They take you from 1/2" copper to 3/8th compression where you can add your supplies from the faucet to the valves. I use them for most connections under sinks and toilets. Just a thought! Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
TheOldkid888 I took your advice and put some research into using the compression fitting valves. I bought them instead and they installed great. I bought a nice Rigid tubing cutter and de-burred the inside of the copper to reduce the turbulence as you mentioned. So far, so good. Thanks again for your generous time, knowledge and experience sharing here on the web.
Hello IRDeezlSmoke; You are more then welcome! Compression is the way to go in that situation. I use them there all the time on copper. No torch that saves you time as long as you have enough copper to join onto once you have cut off the soldered valves! Congrats on the installation! Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
You are the go to guy for plumbing tips! I just finished my first pipe soldering job after watching this, and it holds water under pressure with no leaks. Thanks!!!!
Hello Steve; You are more then welcome and thanks for the kind words! Congrats on a job well done! Thanks for commenting and I am glad the job went well for you! Al
thanks for uploading this old kid really handy I am studying plumbing in college (only just started) your tips about soldering are very useful I'll definitely look through some more!
Hello BinaryMegaGOD. You're more than welcome! I am glad everything worked out for you! Nice to have some cash in your pocket for sure! Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Sean Shell Thanks for the kind words and you are more then welcome! I am glad you got along well with the project! Practice makes perfect and it sounds like you are well on your way! Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
Hello sparky sparks, Thanks very much for the kind words! Tried to include as many details as possible. Hopefully it helps with any future projects! Thanks for commenting and have a great weekend! Al
What a beast!!! Thank you for demonstrating. I appreciate the fact that you removed the pipe to show us the finished result inside. Very great tips that will help me in the future. It was frustrating soldering with little knowledge. Thank you!
+Nina & Benny V You are more than welcome! I hope it helps with any future projects you may have. Big thing is to take your time and plan it out. Best of luck with any future projects! Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Hello Speeddemon3; You are more then welcome! Thanks very much for the kind words! Much appreciated! Thanks for commenting and best of luck with any future projects! Al
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What brought me to this video was a pin hole leak in the hot water side copper flex pipe on top of my water heater. Since we live in the country, it would have cost about $200+ to have a plumber come out and replace the 18" flex copper pipe, which has a soldered joint where it attaches to the copper pipe to the house. Luckily, I had everything I needed except the grit paper, which I bought at Home Depot along with the flex pipe. I even have a Benzomatic TS4000 self-igniting torch. I had all this stuff because I had bought it when my son was taking plumbing classes a few years ago, but he ended up not pursuing a plumbing career, so I ended up with a lot of plumbing tools.
Anyway, I watched this video a couple times, then went out and completed the installation of the new flex pipe and it worked out perfectly! Now I feel confident I could successfully solder any copper joints in the future. Thanks for a great and very helpful video.
Hello bcfbasil,
You're welcome!
Congrats on the repair!!! Glad it went well for you!
Always nice to save a few dollars.
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Thank you sir!
It was my first time soldering and I got done on the first try....thanks to you!
I owe you a beer :)
After doing plumbing for 40 years...this is the best video I have come across on You Tube !
No one else has covered all points
1.Too little heat.
2. Too MUCH heat !
3. Dirt
4. Excessive flux not good.
5. dont use flux brush (hairs detach)
6. Correct heat and dab on the solder and let it run.
Well done.
Lots of soldering video's on here, but your the only one that actually takes the joint apart, to show that it was done properly.
Great informative video....
Sir, most people don't have any respect for anything or anybody, I just want to thank you for a great video and sharing your knowledge. This the best video I've seen about soldiering and just want to thank you for sharing your knowledge with other people like me who want learn again thank you knowledge and May God Bless you and Your Family.
Gilbert Boshell
Thanks so very much for the kind words and you are more then welcome!
I couldn't agree more on the no respect comment. Biggest problem with the world today. Hopefully some day it will swing in the right direction.
I hope this video helps you with any future projects!
Thanks for commenting and have a great weekend! Al
+TheOldkid888 what about the flux left inside the pipe. does the water wash it away wen put into service?
Great Video ! Your techniques will help me to use a lot less bad words while working on plumbing! Thank You
+SouthernDailyFilms
Thank you!
I can relate to what you are saying when I am tackling other projects myself. LOL!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your weekend! Al
Well done -- very thorough. The best instruction comes from the most experienced "old plumbers"!
+Steven M
Thanks for the kind words!
Hopefully it will help you out with your future projects!
Thank for commenting and have a great week! Al
Nice, clear demo. Thank you. Gonna have a go on some scrap pipe first before I tackle the real stuff. Feel a bit more confident now watching this.
Hello Jon;
You are more then welcome and thanks for the kind words!
That would be a great idea to practice on a little scrap. Solder the joint and take it apart just to see how it looks. Perhaps even do a few.
I am sure you will get along well with your project. Take your time and you should be fine...
Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
earned yourself a suscriber. Very helpful videos! thanks
+Mark Pederson
Thanks!
I hope it helps you out with any future projects!
Thanks for the sub and have a great day!
Just wanted to tell you how much your video helped me. I was attempting to put in a T and then a shut off valve as part of a fridge water line installation.I tried four times wilth at least one joint leaking. Watched the video, bought a new set of fittings and voila! No leaks first time!!!!! Thanks again.
Hello Don,
I am glad everything worked out for you!
I guess you can chalk the leaks up to practice.
Congrats on the installation. You are all set now for any future projects!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your day! Al
It doesn’t look like you’re making videos any longer. Thank you! These videos have helped significantly.
Hello Andrew,
You're welcome!
I haven't been making any in some time now, but plan on it in the very near future. Lots have been going on with me, but you should see some in the very near future.
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Out of all the videos on YT about sweating copper fittings, this is by far the best one because you carefully explain your technique with each step. Many thanks!
Thank you for this video! It was exactly what I needed. I have a few shutoff valves to replace this week. I picked up materials to practice a few times to get comfortable with the overall process. Looking forward to soldering plumbing for the first time :)
Hello Jennifer Adcock;
You are more then welcome!
Great idea to get in a little practice before hand!!!
Thanks for commenting and best of luck with the soldering job!
Hope everything goes well for you! Al
Great video. I think animportant thing not mentioned which I think you did subconsciously (be great if you just added the text to the video) is to heat where you want the solder to go which is almost always the fitting, usually the middle of it. Solder will flow towards the hottest part so by having the middle of the fitting hottest the solder will flow into it. Same reason you typically apply solder to the opposite side of the flame because once again it will want to flow to the hottest part which is where you had the flame. This is something beginners don't know, and they end up heating the entire pipe, or heating the fitting less than the pipe and when they apply the solder have no idea why it's not sucking into the fitting rather going/flowing all over the pipe. Heat the fitting, and when you apply solder it will suck into it.
Clydesdale2045 Good tip.
Advice I needed. Good video!
Damn I had no idea solder worked like that. Makes sense to me now.
Maybe YOU should make your OWN video and let ol buddy do his.
Do you still use this account? I'd like to ask a question
Great tutorial on soldering copper pipes Al !! Very well detailed. Take care, Brett
Old Kid, this video is great. Thanks for covering the basic tools need and your technique. Much appreciate it.
Hello Juno,
Thanks!
Hopefully it will help with any future projects!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your weekend! Al
that was a fast 17 mins. great teacher
Hello Kevin,
Thanks!
I recently had a comment that the video was too long. I was trying to cover all the bases.
Hopefully it will help with any future projects!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your day! Al
TheOldkid888 I think you covered the topics just fine. I installed my refrigerator yesterday with no....wait for it.... sweat lol scored some brownie points too
What she said. . .
brilliant tutorial , i sort feel like a plumber now : )
Hello vinygee;
Thanks very much for the kind words!
I hope any project you tackle goes well for you!
Thanks for commenting and have yourself a great week! Al
Hey Al i aint kidding when i said great tutorial, i actually went to Bunnings which is our local hardware store i bought some copper line and fittings and soldered them ..... i then attached it to my high pressure washer and it didnt leak but it was damn hard to disconect the fitting under pressure lol .... thanks once again al and check out the photo of my soldered plumbing fitting.....
Hello vinygee;
You are more then welcome! I appreciate the kind words!
I saw the soldering job! Nice pic!
Looks great and nice to see it was water tight! You are well on your way!
Thanks for commenting and best of luck with any future projects! Al
I'm a newbie to everything when it comes to home repair. I am running new copper pipes and using your techniques today/tonight! Great video straight forward and great info.
I got interested in plumbing a few years ago after doing a few projects around the house. Since then I have red 5 or 6 books and watched a ton of you-tube videos. This is by far the best explanation of how to solder copper pipe that I have seen. Thank you for posting this.
Hello Weekend Handyman
You're welcome!
Hopefully it helps with any future projects!
I believe I covered all the basics.
Thanks for the kind words and have a great day! Al
No matter what you do, there's always someone there to tell you you're doing it wrong.
Hello John,
Truer words never spoken.
I find it funny when I read them myself, but I don't take them to heart.
I have been soldering this way for 38 years and it has worked well for me.
1/2 and 3/4 pipe is generally what is used in most homes. Soldering copper using this video will work fine for anyone.
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TheOldkid888 ]
Naw ,you wrong about that.
Great video. I found it most useful. The one thing I'm still left pondering though is how to ensure the solder gets into the joint when the male portion of the joint is vertically below the female. Case in point, if I want to put a T-joint in an existing vertical copper pipe, with the stem of the T being horizontal, how does one ensure the bottom joint has solder in it? The top and horizontal joints seem to use gravity to assist the solder in flowing into the joint. Gravity would seemingly work against you on the bottom joint.
hey Jon, as you are soldering the t, make sure to push against the crack between the two joints you are soldering. as long as you are adding a little pressure and have a clean well fluxed joint, you will be fine.
Hello Jon,
Just as good fella had mentioned; as long as everything is cleaned and fluxed you will be all set.
Once the joint is heated to the point where the solder will melt, capillary action will allow the solder to run up into the joint.
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Jon Brady capillary action.the flux e ables this so warm your pipe up away from the fitting snd you will see the vopper pipe change colour as it heats. this is fairly quick. once you see the changinf colour copper pipe go into the fitting then go to spply the heat onto the fitting aplly the solder oppodite the heat. this ensures all pipe in the fitting and the whole of the fitting have the correct amount of heat for the solder to fully fix for a complete soldered joint.
Good job!
Important details and procedures explained simply.
Those who disagree show their ignorance clearly.
Thanks for this video.
Hello David,
Thanks and your welcome!
Hopefully it will help with any future projects.
I have been soldering this way for almost forty years and it has worked for me. I am sure there are people who may do it another way, but this method never lets me down.
I try not to worry about the negative comments.
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I found your video via a search for "how to solder copper pipe". (Winter here, and a pipe froze and split). Watched a couple, got the gist. It is such a simple thing, but your video really gives a sense of the depth of knowledge that a long-time professional has versus "the guy who can do a bit of plumbing". I'll be doing this tomorrow. Thanks for the tips!
Hello ZephZhang;
Thanks very much for the kind words!
There is a little to it, but if all the steps are followed you will have no issues!
Thanks for commenting and hope all goes well for you! Al
A trick we used to stop water running into a joint whilst soldering it is to push bread down the pipe, for some reason brown bread works best! no joke, it gets washed out when you turn the water back on, not for central heating unless you intend to flush the system.
PS, 53 years in the trade, man and boy.
Yeah I was a little surprised and disappointed that this trick wasn't referenced when the topic of things that will prevent a good seal was discussed. While I hadn't heard of the brown bread caveat, using this trick has saved sooo much time and frustration for me in the past.
They have tools that go in the pipe, expand and seal off water flow. No bread necessary..
Again, I'm a novice. I'm trying to develop the best technique.
Why did you take the flame off the joint several times? Seems like, once the solder melts and flows, you could maintain that magic temperature by pulling the flame back a few inches, but still pointing at the joint.
Maybe trying to maintain a constant temperature is too difficult or risky because you can't see temperature and might overheat and burn the flux. Maybe it's safer to totally remove the flame, and add more heat later if the solder stops flowing? Is that right?
Hello Nicholas,
I remove the heat from time to time to see if the fitting is hot enough for the solder to run.
If you leave the torch there while applying the solder you don't really get a true temperature of how hot the fitting is. The torch tip alone can heat the solder and melt it and give a false temperature to the fitting. By applying the heat a few times and pulling it away; I test the fitting to see if it is hot enough for the solder to flow.
One thing to keep in mind when soldering is not to make the fitting and pipe to hot as you will burn the flux off which will prevent the solder from running.
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I hear the newer water-soluble fluxes burn a lot easier, but are required by most codes. I'm going to try them because I hear the older petroleum? based fluxes take forever to wash out of the plumbing and are messy to work with. However, I've read that some (many?) plumbers still use petroleum fluxes.
Hello Nicholas,
I prefer the older flux myself.
As far as the flux washing out of the pipe; I have seen flux in pipe after 25 years. In cold waterlines I am sure it would stay in them for as long as the copper is being used.
The water soluble would disappear in no time. I have tried it and will stick to the older flux.
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Great questions and answers! awesome video!
These hands have handled these types of tools for a long time. Thanks for sharing the brain and the tools and the whys and wherefores, etc.
I am learning to solder copper pipe in my Building Trades class and was told to look up a video on how to do it. This made it very clear, with much more detail than how my teacher described it. Thank you!
Hello kame4prez;
You are more then welcome!
Best of luck in the trade! Remember...Do it nice or do it twice!
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Need heat on the pipe too. Not just the elbow.
Hello Jim,
As the fitting heats the pipe does as well.
I don't heat the pipe by itself.
If you looked at the joint at the end of the video when I took it apart; the solder ran around well.
I guess everyone has their own way of soldering.
I have been doing it this way for 37 plus years. It's been working so far.
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There's an air gap between fitting and pipe. So how does the heat travel to the pipe? Both pieces need the same heat.
Air as a medium will transfer heat so on smaller pipe (1/2 or 3/4) you can get by just heating the fitting. That being said, it's best practice to heat the pipe first and move to the fitting second. On larger pipe like 3 inch it's an absolute necessity. Good video.
Best to heat the thickest material first silly. Why would you heat that thin pipe first? Both need the same heat and at a temp slightly over the rated solder melting point.
Copper is a fairly effective heat sink Jim Davidson. On larger diameter K thickness copper tube (2 and 3 inch) for example, the pipe will need more time with heat applied than the fitting due to the larger area of the tube to disperse heat. Best practice is to start with the flame on the tubing first and then move to the fitting to ensure equal heat throughput the joint. Since metal expands when heated this also has the added benefit of keeping the fitting from getting loose on the pipe and moving prior to completing the joint.
notice to America...there is an "L" in sodder...is SOLDER..
+David Meale
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there is an L in solder... if ur making fun, I'd be sure u know ur grammar. let's just be nice tho folks...k.
+Krystin Reuber I am not making fun of ...solder is solder and not sodder.
+David Meale -- There's also an "L" in Colonel. What's your point?
+David Meale What about fodder?
a professional who takes pride in his work . so good to watch . cheers
+mega monkey
Thanks very much for the kind words!
Hopefully any future projects will go well for you!
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Al,
I had never soldered before, but your video helped me learn, shop for what was needed, and set up my 60 gallon air compressor with medium grade copper pipe and fittings. Thanks a ton!
Hello jed2009,
You're welcome!
I am glad everything worked out for you!
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Thank you. This is a nice introduction to soldering copper pipe.
Hello Scott;
You are more then welcome!
I hope you get along with your projects!
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Thanks Al. Just soldered a brass garden hose bib to copper yesterday, and it turned out great.
This was a huge help. Thank you for being thorough and concise. Nice work
Hello Chris;
You are more than welcome!
I hope your project goes well for you!
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Thanks for sharing "Tips and tricks" video
Thanks for sharing this, I am refreshing the brain before I take on a home improvement project.
Hello Chris,
You are more than welcome!
Nothing like a little refresher to make a job go smoother for you!
Nice to see you took the time to do so. Hope the project goes well for you!
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The best soldering video that I have seen.
Hello Bruce,
Thanks very much!
I hope it helps with any future projects!
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Hi Old Kid,
I stumbled on this video quite by accident and am very impressed with the teaching that you do.. clear, concise and very easy to understand.
It brings back memories of when I first learned to sweat a joint at about the age of 10 or 12. My neighbor / mentor showed me these techniques some 60+ years ago. Nice to see that he taught me the correct way and that you reinforce his teaching..
Thanks for sharing and for bringing back some childhood memories.
Hello Tom;
You are more then welcome!
Thanks very much for the kind words Tom!
The technique hasn't changed! My father taught me this technique 40 years ago and it hasn't let me down yet!
The only thing that has changed are a few of the products such as the cleaning brushes, solder and sand cloth, but the technique is still the same.
With the introduction of pex pipe and compression joints; this will slowly become a thing of the past. I hope I never see it, but it possibly could happen. Can't stop technology!
Thanks for commenting Tom and have yourself a great day! Al
Thoroughly explained; an extremely well made and helpful video.
Hello Elisjah Wood'
Hopefully it will help you with any future projects!
Thanks for the kind words and enjoy your week! Al
Thank you for this excellent video. This immediately improved my technique. The attention to detail while explaining your process and the intuition you have about problem points for beginners despite your obvious experience is fantastic.
Fantastic primer. Just what I needed to get started. Thank you for sharing!
+Pete Ramsey
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Hope the project goes well for you!
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Pete Ramse
Great tutorial. Presentation was really nicely thought out and easy to follow. Thanks for putting this together!
Chris Reardon
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Hopefully it will help with any of your future projects!
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THE BEST! Very detailed instructions. Thank you for making my project easier.
Hello Lou;
Thanks for the kind words Lou!
I hope your project goes well for you!
You are more then welcome!
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Great demonstration. Thanks.
I would have been feeding the joint with solder had it not been for this video.
Hello Phil,
Thanks!
Hopefully it will help with your project!
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That was an excellent how to video. Thanks so much. Always nice to have a long time professional do the teaching that knows not just how, but why.
+Danan Coleman
Thanks very much for the kind words!
I hope it helps you out with any future projects!
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TheOldkid888 You're welcome. It will.
Videos like this have helped me learn how to solder. Great instructive video, thank you!
Hello flawedsociety,
You're welcome!
Nice to hear that!
A little practice and you will be flying in no time!
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Everything about this video was excellent.
Thanks for doing this.
Styxx Rivers
You are more then welcome and thanks very much for the kind words!
I hope you get along well with any future projects! Al
An absolute jewel of a video. Concise, clear, complete!. To be appreciated is the fact that not only you tell us how to do it right but you give a reason for each step. This makes it harder to forget.
Hello brik32544,
Thanks for the kind words! Much appreciated!
Hopefully it will help with any other projects!
I have used these steps for forty years now with great success. Hopefully you have the same success in the future!
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Great step-by-step video! Thanks for the tips. Super tutorial.
+MTRAdmiralty
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I hope it helps with any future projects!
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I think you're a great teacher.
I learnt a lot.
Many thanks !
Hello Paul,
You're welcome!
Hopefully it will help with any future projects!
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Thanks from the other side of the pond. Gives me more confidence.
Hello Alan;
You are more then welcome!
It is done the same no matter where you live.
I am sure you will get along well with your project!
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Thank you very much for the video. I'm planning on upgrading my tub to a walk-in shower. This helps tremendously. Much appreciated.
+J Nieto
You are more than welcome!
Hopefully it helps with the project!
I made another video on how to solder a shower valve if you are interested in watching it......Shower install...Part 3.How to solder a single lever bath faucet.Plumbing tips!...May help.
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Thank you for posting that. Very helpful and well done.
Hello no name,
You are more than welcome!
Hopefully it will help with any future projects.
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Excellent video! Thank you for taking all of the secrets you learned throughout the years and teaching me them in 15 minutes. You made it look easy!
Hello TJ;
Thanks for the kind words!
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i must have watched this video more than 10 times by now
you have a right way of explaining and showing what to do and how to do it properly
thanks a lot
+Nearfaded
Thanks very much for the kind words! Much appreciated!
I hope it helps with any future projects!
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Thank you for taking the time to make such a great looking video. Excellent instruction!
Hello ceajaegirl;
You are more then welcome and thank you for such kind words!
Much appreciated!
I hope you get along well with any future projects!
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Nice video, i used to do this type of work 40 years ago and your video was a good reminder of the basic technique for sweating the fitting the proper way. Thanks
Hello Castermmt,
You're welcome!
Always good to get a quick refresher to help with any project!
I am sure you will get along well!
Thanks for the kind words and enjoy your week! Al
Thanks to you I was able to fix my landscape irrigation! Usually I wait for my husband who travels a lot but the heat was killing my lawns so I watched your tutorial and gave it a go. First time and it is completely water tight! Thanks for posting this great tutorial! ~ Ann
Ann Hamilton
Congrats on the repair Ann!
I am glad everything worked out for you! I am sure he will be pleased when he arrives home!
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Thanks for the crash course! My outside faucet burst over the winter and now I've got some work to do!
+Keenan M
You are more than welcome!
Best of luck with the project!
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I am an Apprentice plumber, and positive that I want to go all the way to RMaster. I love watching your video's, it's giving me a bit of a head start!!! thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos.
Brian Packer
It always helps to get as much experience about the trade as you can. I hope the videos help you with you journey...
It takes time to become a journeyman, but it pays off in the end. The big thing is to take pride in your work and everything will follow easily.
Best of luck in the future!
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Best instructional video I have EVER found. Thank you for your excellent advice.
Hello John,
You're more than welcome!
Appreciate the comments!
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I ran this at 1.25 speed .It saves time and is still easy to understand.This guy does a good job explaining this process .
Hello mark r,
Thanks very much for the kind words and have a great week! Al
Watched the video. So Zen. Picked a few tips on where to heat up the joints. Thank you.
Hello Chris;
You are more then welcome!
I am glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for the kind words and have yourself a great week!
Best of luck with any future projects! Al
Great detail! Your video made my plumbing work successful! Thank you
Hello Dianne,
You're welcome!
I am glad it went well for you! Congrats!
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Very clear instruction.
Thanks for going to the trouble of making and posting the video.
It is appreciated.
Hello Tim,
Great!
Hopefully it helps with any projects you may have in the future.
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Outstanding video! I'll be using your tips in my bathroom remodell today!
+Sam L. Sadler
Thanks very much for the kind words!
I hope the bathroom remodel goes well for you!
Any problems when you get into it; drop me a note and I will get back to you asap.
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Wow great job explaining and being very thorough much appreciated.
Hello gyver471,
Thanks!
Hopefully it helps with any future projects!
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Nice, thanks. Haven't soldered for years but started springing leaks, thanks for the crash course. Very good.
+Itshay Edhay
Thanks you! You are more than welcome!
I hope it helps with your future projects!
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Best video on how to solder pipe great job!!
Hello John,
Thanks for the kind words!
Hopefully it will help with any future projects!
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I just want to let you know that your demonstration helped me. Regards.
Hello Howard,
I am glad it helped you out with your project!
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Really appreciate you taking the time to explain each step slowly. Also taking the connection apart at the end to show a correct joint was priceless for me practicing on my first sweating work. Thanks!
Hello Matt;
You are more then welcome!
You should have no problem if you take your time. Cleaning the fittings clean is very important. Every step plays an important part of making a watertight joint, but making sure the joint is dirt free is one of the biggest things to focus on especially if you are attaching to older pipe. It needs a little more attention as compared to new.
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Clear instructions! Very simple yet helpful video. thank You for posting!!
+wahinenuiloa
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I work in a college, training plumbing apprentices. In my part of the world the apprenticeship takes five years to complete. The apprentice works with/for a fully qualified plumber 4 days a week and comes to college for 1 day. That was a great demonstration and I couldn't fault it. Our gas codes say to only put flux on the pipe (never, ever, work on gas if your aren't fully trained and qualified!), not the fittings as they are not flushed with water but you're talking about water lines so I have to say your demonstration was nothing short of excellent.
I've seen some video's making a right mess of this task and I was glad to see you doing everything the right way, start to finish.
Hello Stigstigster;
Thanks very much for the kind words words. Means alot coming from you.
I hope I covered all the basis.
We have a four year apprenticeship in Canada. It use to be 5 as well.
Apprentices are very fortunate if they can get in with a good journeyman plumber. One who takes pride in their work. As it makes a big difference as to their quality of work. No reason why things can't always be neat looking. a little pride goes a long ways....Do it nice or do it twice...it's that simple.
As far as gas goes in this country; no flux is used as all joints are silver soldered. You must have proper certification to install this piping...
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Thanks for the help. I learned to solder around the house off RUclips 6 year's ago. But I think your video just might help me get good at it.
Hello Gitar;
You are more then welcome!
It is like doing anything else; the more you do the comfortable you will feel when doing it.
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TheOldkid888 Now this is a video that I can justify watching all the ads for. This is what youtube is best utilized for nowadays.
Hello Jay,
Thanks very much!
Hopefully it will help with any future projects you may have.
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Very helpful. I'm new to this so it was great to have everything explained from beginning to end. Appreciate you posting this.
Hello fuzzzyyellow,
Great!
Hopefully it will help with any future projects!
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Very thorough--like taking a class. Thanks.
Hello Jonathan;
Thanks for the kind words! Much appreciated!
You are more then welcome!
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exactly what I was looking for. excellent video, thanks for sharing your expertise
Wow , Thanks . Took out a closet and am moving my tub ! Was always apprehensive of sweating joints , so your video was really right on target . I appreciate you taking the time to make it . Hope I get the hang of it !
Kent Hill
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I hope you get along well with your repair! Take your time and everything should work out just fine!
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Best damn video on soldering on RUclips.
Thanks
Hello Frk Petr,
You are welcome!
Hopefully it will help with any future projects!
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This helped so much. Thank you and stay blessed!!!!
Hello Nova Caldera,
You're more than welcome!
Hopefully your future projects will go well for you.
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Good day, Al! I recently had to reinstall a shower faucet in the wall of my bathroom and found your videos regarding copper pipe to be incredibly informative and encouraging. I appreciate your assistance.
Hello Zachary;
Thanks very much for the kind words and you are more then welcome!
I am glad you got along well on the project!
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GREAT video complete simply and CLEAR information and one of the best looking solder joints I have ever seen neat with no big solder balls hanging off the joint. You are a true professional sir!
Hello Owen,
Thanks very much for the kind words.
It doesn't take much to keep things neat. A little patience and planning for any project goes a long way.
I have been at it for over forty years now and have seen some interesting sites. I had an instructor from the start who preached...do it nice or do it twice. Good words to stand by.
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Hey Al !!
Excellent information here my friend! Thank you for this awesome video.
The old saying "The devil is in the details" certainly applies to this operation and I believe you covered them all here!!
Nice work as always my friend!!
THANKS for explaining why it's important to remove the excess flux. Always thought it wasn't necessary but you now made a believer out of me why it should be removed. I will have to solder come copper from the hot water tank to the supply leading away from the water meter.
Good tips.
If you are not a teacher, you should be. That was a very well prepared and put together video instruction. It was exactly what I needed as I will have a need to soldier a couple sink shut offs. Thank you for taking the time to put this together and upload it. It is much appreciated.
IRDeezlSmoke Thanks very much for the kind words! Greatly appreciated!
Hopefully you will get along well with your installation!
Have you thought about compression valves under the sink. They take you from 1/2" copper to 3/8th compression where you can add your supplies from the faucet to the valves. I use them for most connections under sinks and toilets. Just a thought!
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TheOldkid888 I took your advice and put some research into using the compression fitting valves. I bought them instead and they installed great. I bought a nice Rigid tubing cutter and de-burred the inside of the copper to reduce the turbulence as you mentioned. So far, so good. Thanks again for your generous time, knowledge and experience sharing here on the web.
Hello IRDeezlSmoke;
You are more then welcome!
Compression is the way to go in that situation. I use them there all the time on copper. No torch that saves you time as long as you have enough copper to join onto once you have cut off the soldered valves!
Congrats on the installation!
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Thank you for the great class!!!
+Jong Choi
You are more than welcome!
Hopefully it will help with any future projects!
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You are the go to guy for plumbing tips! I just finished my first pipe soldering job after watching this, and it holds water under pressure with no leaks. Thanks!!!!
Hello Steve;
You are more then welcome and thanks for the kind words!
Congrats on a job well done!
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Great looking solder job you made it look easy.
thanks for uploading this old kid really handy I am studying plumbing in college (only just started) your tips about soldering are very useful I'll definitely look through some more!
Hello Reginald Tinkleberry;
You are more then welcome!
I am glad you found the video useful.
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This video just saved me 400+ for having HVAC guy to come out on Sunday and fix busted heating pipe. Useful info on pipe grades too. THANK YOU
Hello BinaryMegaGOD.
You're more than welcome!
I am glad everything worked out for you!
Nice to have some cash in your pocket for sure!
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Awesome thank you so much, redoing my bathroom and was clueless as to how to do my pipes, worked perfect.
Hello Dan,
You are more than welcome!
I am glad everything worked out for you!
Congrats on the project!
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great Al nice an nice an slow instruction , taking time an don't rush procedure
till you know the steps. TY
Great tutorial. After watching this I sweated a 15 joint project. Some looked better than others, but no leaks! Thanks for posting this video.
Sean Shell
Thanks for the kind words and you are more then welcome!
I am glad you got along well with the project! Practice makes perfect and it sounds like you are well on your way!
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No 1 video on soldering copper, very calm and collect and experience is there excellent detailed information on every step
Kudos to you my friend
Hello sparky sparks,
Thanks very much for the kind words!
Tried to include as many details as possible.
Hopefully it helps with any future projects!
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Great job! Very clear tutorial, keep up the great work.
Hello Plumbing Sector;
Thanks very much for the kind words! Much appreciated!
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What a beast!!! Thank you for demonstrating. I appreciate the fact that you removed the pipe to show us the finished result inside. Very great tips that will help me in the future. It was frustrating soldering with little knowledge. Thank you!
+Nina & Benny V
You are more than welcome!
I hope it helps with any future projects you may have. Big thing is to take your time and plan it out.
Best of luck with any future projects!
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Excellent video!
Clear explanations and tips, nice joints!
Thanks!!
Hello Speeddemon3;
You are more then welcome!
Thanks very much for the kind words! Much appreciated!
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