Sweating Copper Fittings
18 in 14 in 38 in 12 in 58 in 34 in 1 in 1-14 in 1-12 in 2 in 2-12 in 3 in 4 in 5 in 6 in 8 in. Spread soldering flux on the outside of the pipe and the inside of the brass fitting with a small brush. How To Sweat Copper Pipes And Fittings Planitdiy I had a plumbing problem needing to be addressed people. Sweating copper fittings . Stop mixing copper with cast iron piping and learned how to sweat solder copper piping. Fittings have good corrosion resistance. Its called that because the process of joining the various. The plumber applies the solder to the juncture of the pipe and fitting making it watertight and permanent. They are also known as sweat fittings. Clamp the pipe between the cutting wheel and the guide wheel and rotate the cutter scoring the pipe all the way around. Solder these fittings to copper tubing or the tube end of another fitting for a permanent leak-tight connection. Cut copper tubing cleanly with a tube cutter. Heat the joint with a propane ...