UNMISSABLE TIP How To Solder Copper Pipe Without Runs

An unmissable tip on how to solder copper pipe without runs (it's all to do with flux!)

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[plumberparts]

This took longer than normal because I wanted YOU to learn ALONG THE WAY!

[SteveN-pwdj]

I'm a joiner, but after watching your soldering videos I piped up a boiler... Not the gas... And when my guy came to do the gas run and commission he was super impressed with what I had done. No runs and polished up as you show here... So thanks 👍

[JM-jdyp]

I am a diy'er. Just soldered in the taps and toilet in the bathroom with Yorkshire fittings for the first time. Loved it and no leaks. Looking for the the Brasso now. Great tip. Thank you.

[nathangroves]

Im only a diy guy and i bought the super fire 2 because if these videos. Now I go around the new house replacing anything i can because I enjoy soldering so much 😅😅

[AshleighPeacock]

I'm just DIY, so not too experienced with soldering - I thought the heat mat I'd bought was a duff until you've just mentioned that here! I've only had to use it a couple of times, but wondered why it appeared to set on fire when it was meant to be heatproof!

[whitefields]

at 2.03 you say "run it down by convection". Its gravity-assisted capillary action. Good video with excellent attention to detail

[johnh]

I don't use a heat mat. I use some 4mm thick aluminium plates. They take the heat away by reflecting and acting as a heat sink slowly heating up evenly. You can slide one behind a pipe in a corner against another at 90° so it protects all round and a U shaped cutout on one edge can slide over a pipe for when you don't want heat going further along past the joint for pipes going through partitions etc. Works brilliantly and is indestructible.

[MrBlu]

Love watching your videos mate and has given me confidence in at least trying out the smaller plumbing jobs around the home. One thing if I can ask, what brand of soldering wire would you suggest using, I've tried looking through your Amazon store and can't seem to find any you recommend. Thanks anyways and take care 👍

[stevenryan]

You’ve done a very nice job on that !!

[liververson]

I found a gas meter installation recently with pipes joined using green flux only and nothing else! Some guy had forgotten to solder the pipes he had prepared and fluxed, amazing. But it was actually gas tight believe it or not.

[purplemonkeydishwasher]

I remember being awful at soldering in school. Solder just used to fly all over the place. Never understood how the solder tracks around the pipe so easily. Is that becasue the flux controls where the solder runs

[mofaz]

Does the flux 'pull' the solder around to the back of the pipe as well (near the wall) as it's difficult to reach otherwise.

[philipmorris]

Oi oi alright James, thanks for the content you provide I love it and it has helped me no end both in college and on little plumbing jobs I have done for people.

Watching you previous video content I picked up the technique you shared for soldering vertical straight coupler joints, by the feeding solder in from the top and allowing it to run to the bottom which is banging my vertical joints look a lot better now.

I am not being a Karen I am just curious and I wanted to know your thoughts about this, I am currently doing the Plumbing science module of my Lvl 2 course and noticed that solder in a fitting can cause additional turbulence, do you think using this technique on a end feed tee fitting could increase turbulence in the fitting due to the size of the X dimension it has compared to a straight coupler?

A bit geeky I know ☺ but I am still learning so please don't take my query the wrong way, I've watched pretty much all of your content and love it.

[mrbenjaminization]

Instead of a burn mat I use a piece of 6mm or 12mm cement board which I had kicking around in the garage

[YNWA-oquf]

Best heat matts old school roofing slates or heat shields inside SD620 .vokera 20/80 or potterton lynx 1 😂😂 love the content pal. Showing me age though

[highgatehandyman]

That does look spiffing. Bristol fashion etc.
Shiny is always a crowd pleaser and helps you get work

[MrMedicalUK]

Mapp gas burns at like 2000c right? Most geat mats are rated for like 1200c some are even 600c so many plumbers are probably just ignoring that part of the equation

[thomascoyne]

Don’t be silly I’ve never heard of a poor plumber😂😂 any chance of popping round and doing my knocker’s 👍brilliant video 👍👍👍👍

[rustyshakleford]

The bigger the gob the better the job.

[alexdevonport]

There's no point polishing it. It will have 10 coats of paint on it by the morning 😂