Jacob Robinson
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Tonight I was helping a friend add some plumbing to his basement that he is finishing, we dry fitted all pipes, and I started to solder some of them, it is not often that I sweat pipes but have never had any major trouble before. This time was a different story!! I started soldering the most easily accessed joints first hoping I would get the hang of it back as I got into the tighter spots, but I could not get any solder to flow hardly at all, I cleaned and fluxed both the fitting and pipe thoroughly, I was finally able to get a joint to join but I still was not happy with the results. Could it be the products I'm using? I'm not saying my technique is perfect but I have never had trouble like this before, its kind of embarrassing when you look like a complete fool in front of the person who you told that it would be "no big deal" to. Here is what I was using. If these products are inferior recommendations would be appreciated.
I can't find the exact solder on Lowes' website but here is the link to the kit I bought and a pic of the flux.
Thanks for your input,
Jake
http://www.lenoxsaw.com/Pages/Product.aspx?productId=4OzPlumbingKit
I can't find the exact solder on Lowes' website but here is the link to the kit I bought and a pic of the flux.
Thanks for your input,
Jake
http://www.lenoxsaw.com/Pages/Product.aspx?productId=4OzPlumbingKit
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