How to Solder Copper Pipe: The Plumbers Secret- Episode 1
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 2018
- How to Solder, or sweat, to connect copper pipes for water supply lines. To connect copper tubing and pipe, one of the best methods is to use solder and a soldering technique with map gas or propane gas and a torch. Heat is applied to the pipe and fitting or connectors and the solder melts into the joint. Plumbers have been using this method for many years.
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This is the BEST "how to solder copper pipes" video on RUclips................bar none.
this dude acts like a true pro
Thanks Isaac, your video explaining the issues as well as the advice/tips helped improve my knowledge on soldering. Liked.
you makes it look so simple, now I have more confidence doing it. Thank you
@charles hedberg Soldering is for electronics, rosin core solder. Sweating for copper tube, using lead-free solder nowadays.
man love the video. had a old solder fail and im doing it myself. thanks for the help.
Thanks! Very helpful! I just did some 1/2 pipe and joints for my tub and shower. This video was very helpful.
Thanks for your lovely way of explaining.... great help for beginner
Excellent video... thanks for sharing
Thank you very informative straight to the point. Proper heat keeps it neat and dry.
Great video thank you Isaac!!👍🏽
Really good video with a lot of expert tips in it. Thanks Isaac.
Thanks man. I just started as an apprentice. This is super helpful.
Hey man, how’s your apprenticeship going?
Video well done! Thank you for your knowledge! 👍👍👍😎🇨🇱
Thank you for not editing out the time you spent heating the pipe! Very helpful.
Hey...... THANKS SO MUCH FOR MAKING VIDEO.... GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!
Note, its important to buff the fitting inside also, not just the pipe. An inexpensive wire brush tool will do both the inside of fitting and outside of pipe. Very easy, and very handy.
Not really that important unless it's an old/dirty fitting. Flux is acidic and is there to not only allow the solder to flow, but remove oxidisation.
It's the same as applying flux to the fitting AND the pipe - it's really not needed. If the fitting is loose enough that simply mounting the fitting won't evenly spread the flux between the two surfaces...you're not going to be able to solder them together ayway.
Thanks I noticed he just did the outside. That was my question.
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The inside of the pipe needs to be deburred else you will get leaks down the road. The burr causes water turbulence which eats away at the copper near the joint where the burr resides.
I felt like me and another person were in a room with you and you just kept looking at the other person the whole time. But for real, good video, good information, I appreciate the good tips.
Thanks for teaching me how to solder correctly! Just replaced my water heater.
Great video. Thanks for the clear instruction.
Most helpful, thank you.
Very well done. Thanks
I'm getting ready to cap off copper water pipes to the bathroom (DIYer first time). The guy at home depot gave me a Bernzomatic Propane Torch. Glad I got the Propane, hoping it will prevent overheating. Also, your instruction to wipe off the excess flux BEFORE soldering is excellent (I don't have to worry about excess flux corroding and eating a hole in the pipe later).
Great video!
Good vid. Thanx brother
learned a lot , thanks !
Thanks for the video Issac.
Thank you brother that helps a lot peace
wow you are the best Coach I have ever seen good job man and glad to follow
I wanted to thank you very much for your informative video.I am going to replace a pressure relief valve for the first time at age 63.I,ve rebuilt inline air cooled 6 cylinder Hondas,gold wings and a few small block V-8s and I find soldering and plumbing to be a little intimidating but thanks to you,no more.The way that you handled the criticism of your work says a great deal about you and your upbringing which seems to be missing with many of todays youth!Thank Again and thanks for the video.
I'm about to do the same thing I'm only 47 and have a ton of plumbing. It's all been PEX! I wwnr to change my prf valve on my boiler, and when I was removing it, cracked 2 soldered fittings so here I am. Off to attack tonight. I was fairly certain I had the general concept down it's just nice to get the reassurance of a professional on RUclips
Wow thank you so much.i never done this type of work,but as home owner i need to learn tis stuff.it simple video to the point ,easy to understand.
Thank you so much.
Increase your fire insurance first.
This is the best solder video on here..
I have found, applying the heat to the middle of the fitting and NOT directly at the joint or NOT directly on the pipe is the most affective way to heat it. This way, the solder is pulled into the fitting where most of the heat is. Also, I have found my biggest mistake in the past was, over heating the joint. This will cook off the flux. No flux and the solder will not take to the copper.
what type of torch did you use?
Your video was very entertaining and I learned a lot in a very short. Of time I hope you continue to make videos like this to help amateur dies out like me who are learning how to solder who haven't done it in a while good luck to you keep those videos rolling.....mike.
So clean...thanks my friend
Thanks for the video your a clear teacher
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nice demo and explanation.
Nicely done, well explained. Thank you.
Great video
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Great video. Thank you.
Great tutorial 👍🏻
Yeah worked with plumbing company as helper / laborer picked up a few things . Yeah they described it as you exactly described it - apply heat ( preferably with mapp gas ) at one point only ( copper is most excellent conductor of heat ) and let solder be ' sucked ' in . But one thing they did differently , they write it ( go around the pipe ) with it . But yours look perfect .
Good stuff, funny what we wind up doing as a tile man. Re plumbed 130’ for a bathroom last week.
@@TileCoach I strongly disagree. Jobs require permits, permits require professionals. A tile guy busy doing plumbing scares me incredibly. And I'm not trying to say you can't solder a joint, clearly from the video it's not that difficult. There is a bit more involved as I'm sure you are aware.
Great tips I really enjoyed it and got a lot out of it thanks
thanks Isaac for great tips (isle of man).
Isaac thank you for. Good video
good ... solder drew in nicely
Missing a step...important to ream the pipes after cutting to avoid turbulence
Which pretty much no plumber does lol
👍 great job on explaining & hands on!
It’s a great video, very informative! Thank you.
Always ream the ends of your pipe. Never put flux inside the fitting. Put it on the pipe only. If you put it on the inside of the fitting and on the pipe you’ll be pushing flux with the end of the pipe into the interior of the fitting which will lead to enhanced corrosion and flux having to be flushed out of the system.
I'm glad that annoyed someone else. He also drowned the joints with soLder. Irksome. Although I was taught to soLder by a clockmaker. There's no room for sloppy ugly amateur joins when they're visible in the finished product. That flash of silver is what you're looking for. But I suppose you can't expect someone who cannot say the word soLder to know how to soLder very well if they think there's such a thing as a silent L in the English language. :)
I was a little surprised that he didn’t ream the pipes. I also never put flux in the fittings. I can’t really criticize his soldering ability since I’ve seen “professional” plumbers do much worse on RUclips and I doubt I could do much better.
I C
Just did a water heater connection this past weekend Dec. 22, 2019
I steel wooled the pipe and inside of the fitting. Then wiped with paint thinner put Flux on pipe and inside fitting, slid to together. And soldered like in the video.
As in the video, never have water present at the solder area.
I assembled the job, and checked for leaks. No leaks.
What they are now doing at Water Heaters is using a hose with a nut that threads onto the nipple of the water heater then into a Plex Fitting that slips into the 1/2 inch copper pipe. Can get save hose for 3/4 inch copper pipe too.
@@bashpr0mpt244 Cam down. When you soder a haf inch copper pipe, you shoud cauk the pipe with flux, then heat the joint.
@I C He didn't make it clear. He meant, After you flux and then connect the pipe to the fitting, then use a rag with paint thinner to wipe off the excess flux. The pipe leading up to the fitting would get a film of paint thinner on it, and the solder would not stick to or run to it, giving you a cleaner joint.
Just the facts. Perfect. Thank you.
Thanks man you helped me out man.
I was taught to always solder all sides of a fitting at the same time. I believe the reasoning was if you come back later and heat the remaining hub up it will draw the solder out of the other sides. I guess it’s possible you just did two because you didn’t need all three for the demonstration but it might set a bad example.
It's true, his technique is not great.
thanks for this
everything was well explained
And also best way to know when your pipe is hot enough watch your flame color watch for the greening of the flame and you know it's hot enough but still all in all great informal video
Thanks, this was helpful.
Great tips! Hopefully now I'll look like I know what I'm doing when I'm working with my employer.
Underrated comment 👍
Good luck and they'll show you their preferred method.
Great job!
Great video thanks
A very helpfull video and the instructer takes comments and constructive criticism well . We are all here to learn .
Thanks for the help
Excellent description, good visuals, great speed (not to slow to bore, not too fast to lose the Homer Simpsons), easily understandable. Thanks for the video, thank you for not shouting, and thank you for pronouncing "solder" properly.
Good job,watching from Philippines...
He left a lot necessary steps out!
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Thanks Man ! Great Stuff !!!
Really helpful. Most other videos don't show up close and the sound effects. I have been trying to fix a leak for weeks. Turns out I wasn't getting it hot enough. Solder wasn't melting.. I have read many stuff online about how long to apply heat. 5 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds yet they don't even say which torch type to use. internet sure is full of alot of misinformation. lol
Awesome information sir!
Thank you.
It’s good practice to solder all sides at the same time. If you don’t when you reheat the fitting you can draw solder from the other joints and cause a leak. The only possible exception is when you’re soldering larger diameter pipe like 2” and up. Also, there’s two schools of thought with cooling with water. Some say don’t do it at all. I was taught that you need to let the solder solidify on its own then you can use a rag to help it the rest of the way. I haven’t had any problems doing that yet.
Very nice man cool connection
Thanks!
Great video. Now I know why I had such a hard time replacing outdoor hose bib last year. Bread idea is good too. Thanks
is it literally bread? like the bread you eat? isn't that a problem for your pipes later?
thank you
good Job Thank you
Thorough, clear and easy to follow instruction. Thanks so much !
You should always solder all sides of a fitting. The heat will transfer to other sockets if you try to solder the em individually. May not cause a leak but it's isn't a great idea. Heating the base of the socket will draw the solder to the that part of the joint. Just my 2 cents from a 30 year plumber.
Thanks for the information. Will be putting in a new toilet valve tonight!
Thanks for the really clear vid & camera work. Q. If using a pre-soldered ringed tee piece would you use the same technique e.g. each joint at a time or heat the centre of the tee first?
Nice video and very informative, but one thing I noticed he didn’t do is he didn’t deburr the pipe. The burrs will affect the flow of the water and will cause turbulence in the flow, and wind noise.
yeah that's what most poorly installed copper is missing. Oh well keeps us service plumbers working forever.
any steam ,causes the solder to boil,and bubble,not sure if it's not hot enough,it just cant have water or steam,love the videos,I keep a wet cloth to cool and a dry one to wipe excess solder,
Nice vid!
Thanks bro, I used your technique and carried out a whole boiler installation and central heating wow! splendid, who needs plumbers! not me.
Pretty much everyone else that does not DIY. About 99% of the population.
great video
good job
Experienced plumber myself and work for a very large reputable company in the Indianapolis area and I just want to say YOU CAN solder with excess water in the lines. Its tricky and a pain in the ass but it can be done
How?
24 years, and you are correct sir
Absolutely
In 2008, true MAPP gas production ended in North America. They kept the name and yellow cylinder for marketing. It's the same as the blue propane now.
Thanks so much!!!!!!
Good job I SAAC
Cool. I have to fix 3 pinhole leaks in my sisters house. The previous owner had someone sill the pin holes. Can we scratch and solder of those?
you the best
Good job, you do it the way ,I do it. Although, in tight areas, I overload the solder, don't like come backs. Great vid.
Pretty good video! But I never leave a hub open! And I always use acetylene for soldering ! I heard that MAPP gas is dirty !? I'm not 100% sure about that!? and I always run the solder all the way around the joint, that's just the way I was taught and then a dry rag wiped around the still liquid solder to make it look nice! Lastly I use a mirror and flashlight to check around the back side of the Joint to make sure solder went all the way around! Thanks for the video we can all learn something from each other ! PS I've been doing Plumbing for 32 years ! 🇺🇸
Been doing it for 3 months hit and miss so much watch dozen videos and I can’t get it right was hired as maintenance turns out I’m a plumber
Thanks
Don't forget to wipe off the joints while still hot due to left over corrosive solder paste. I've had joints that corroded in a year and should not have leaked because the pipe/joints were cleaned and I was using 95/5 with map gas and the flow of the solder was text book.
Clean the excess solder flux off the pipe BEFORE soldering.
Flux helps lift impurities from the surface and heat causes air to leave the joint creating a slight vacuum which draws solder in; this is called capillary effect.
A tip with end feed fittings, try not to put too much heat on them or the flux with evaporate and solder wont run 👍. If you have a small hole just add some flux to the joint and heat it and it should run all the way round without adding more solder.
I try to keep the flame out of the joint tends to introduce soot,