How To Solder Copper Pipes Like A Pro

Roger shows us how to solder copper pipework like a pro.

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00:00 Preparation
01:54 Applying flux
02:56 Cleaning pipe
03:42 Soldering fitting
04:12 End feed fitting
05:17 Fluxuator
06:16 Heat matt
07:04 Pipe clips
07:47 Blow lamp
08:06 How much solder?
08:52 Soldering
10:23 Final thoughts

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[qgynckn]

Few tips, make sure the pipes are super clean, when soldering any fitting start on the easiest joint first as the heat will travel tovthe harder to reach joint, dont over heat, if the flame turns green you have over heated the joint and it will leak ive been a plumber for 45 years and trust me follow these simple rules and you will be an expert in no time

[mondavou]

I love you showed "how to" and "how not to" and showed what it looks like. You can learn quite a bit by both. Thank you.

[allahdittababu]

Honestly seen a lot of soldering videos but for the first time I understand flux .... excellent video

[b-Maker-Street]

Roger is an excellent presenter – just the right blend of knowledgeable, skilled, and engaging.

As a jeweller, I'm new to this specific kind of soldering, so I feel lucky to have stumbled upon your video before wading through a lot of other inferior content on YouTube – thank you!

[mikenco]

Love that tip about bending the solder into portions.

[allmanjason]

Tempted to give this a thumbs up before I've even seen the end as Roger is a great tradesman and I know this will be a great video. Really enjoy the channel mate

[paulbrenning]

What an absolute masterclass. As usual.

[damionlee]

This came about just at the right time for me. Replacing an outside tap very soon and the new tap I bought has a Yorkshire fitting. I was going to look up a tutorial because, whilst it seemed obvious how to use it, I'm always keen to sanity check (especially as my soldering experience is all with electrics). You've saved me a search, and also stopped me from unnecessarily buying a specific soldering torch for pipework, as I now realise the gas torch I have will do the job

👍 Cheers. 👍

[Cliff]

Someone like me has to watch this over and over before I try it. lol Hello, good teacher, Skill Builder.

[richardmccann]

Just started learning how to solder at college last night! This is the best 'learn how to solder' video I've seen on youtube so far, and I've spent all morning watching them all. Cheers mate, really simple but sound advice and tips you gave out!

[doloresm]

Yep, you pronounce soldering correctly. We Americans don't. Lol. Great video, I have a lot of copper pipes in the basement and our plumbers where I moved are dreadful. I need to know how to solder so I am on the hunt for good videos. This vid was great. Thank you.

[davidpatterson]

Thanks Rodger—-another great video—I’m a retired Spark, but have soldered a few pipes in my time—-I would concur with you, regarding cleaning the flux from the pipes—-absolutely vital—-I live on a private estate here in Northern Ireland, and quite a few of of the houses have has leaks in the original copper pipes, and the general consensus is that it was down to the plumber not cleaning the flux from the pipes—-

[d.whaire]

Great video, thank you Sir. My house was build in 1945 and I am doing a bathroom reno myself. Your video will surly help this first time solderer :) Thank you!!

[Daemiex]

after ive taken the heat away i use the flux brush again to clean the joint while its still hot then use the wet rag to clean it down while warm and it makes the joint/solder super clean and easy to see, i check the joint with a little torch and a tiny dentist mirror to look for pinholes, has never let me down to this very day and i feel that extra confident to move on knowing that chances are there not going to be a leak, the worst thing is to do alot of soldering like when doing a full system and not be super sure as you move along cause if you do a system and fill it and you have a leak theres gonna be alot of work to back track on to find a leak

[jimdavis]

Regarding not using a naked flame in some places, I've used a paint stripping electric heat gun to solder Yorkshire fittings on 15mm pipes and it worked fine. Took longer to heat the pipe up but the solder flowed fine and made a good joint.

[paullefur]

Thanks Roger this vlog you did in plain english if you get me, simple and well explained great job

[Tony-dkbp]

This guy is very likable and easy to follow. Thanks

[JemicoTX]

Pro Tips: When soldering a wet water supply pipe (for repair) ball up some loaf bread and stuff it into the pipe. Also, after sweating the pipe and while it is still nice and hot (right after applying the solder), brush on more flux to clean up the solder joint if you have made a mess of it. Not emphasized on this video: in order for the capillary action to work ideally, the heat from the torch should be applied to the fitting opposite of where the solder is applied (and well into the center of the fitting). This is to draw the solder into the joint effectively. Avoid contacting the flame with the solder!

[jimbarclay]

Great footage on how it all works. And lots of important tips that I had not seen on other videos, like not overdoing it on the flux and making sure things are dry,

[theondebray]

Nice & clear, esp. for beginners. One small appendium, IMV you are going in too close with the flame, and with MAPP gas, higher temperature, its easy to overheat the joint & burn the flux. I nearly always use a torch with butane/propane mix, lower temperature, takes a few seconds longer, but less likely to burn the flux. Also, butane mix a lot cheaper! I use the MAPP torch on bigger fittings when needed.