5 Great Facts About Solder ring fittings.

Here we are going to sign up with two copper pipes using Solder ring fittings. These fittings have a ring of solder developed into the fitting which melts at temperature level and joins the pipeline to the fitting. The pipes should be cut as revealed here, you will also need some flux and a heat gun/Blowtorch. Please note that plastic pipes can not be joined by doing this! Solder ring fittings are more expensive than end feed fittings so if you are dealing with a big project you may want to use end feed fittings.

To solder the joints a blowtorch or a heat gun will be required

Flux will likewise be needed along with some wire wool or ideally a Scotchbrite pad for cleaning up the copper pipe

Here you can see the solder ring elbow fitting and the 2 pipes which are to be linked.

Utilizing some wire wool, tidy the 2 ends of the pipe that are to be placed into the elbow fitting. If you have one offered a Scotch-brite pad is chosen for cleaning the pipeline as it does not leave any metal residue behind

The pipelines need to be tidy and shiny like this.

Now use some flux paste to the two pipe ends with a brush or clean rag, this will help in guaranteeing that the copper pipe is clean to make a sound join.

Insert the 2 pipes into the fitting making sure that they are pressed all the way in. You can clean away any excess flux from the pipelines using a rag!

Apply heat to the fitting. Point the flame from the heat gun to the solder ring as this is where the heat is needed

Guarantee you apply heat to the fitting in a few different places to make sure that the solder has melted around both pipelines

The completed fitting will look like this, examine to make sure that the solder has melted and left a ring of solder around both pipelines.

Guarantee the pipe is flushed thoroughly by allowing water to go through the pipeline for at least 5 minutes before any water is utilized for washing or drinking!