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Soldering vs. Compression fittings vs. sharkbite
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 2157557" data-attributes="member: 13624"><p>Soldering <em>is</em> easy, if you keep two things in mind:</p><p></p><p>1. Clean metal. Scrub the metals to be joined--inside and out--until they're bright and shiny.</p><p>2. Do <em>not</em> heat the solder. Heat the work until it is hot enough to melt the solder on its own. Once it's that hot, touch the solder to the work and let it melt on the side opposite the flame. The solder will melt and be wicked into the joint by capillary action. If you melt the solder with the flame, instead of the work, it'll freeze when it hits the work and you'll have a poor, leaky joint. <em>Heat the work!</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave70968, post: 2157557, member: 13624"] Soldering [I]is[/I] easy, if you keep two things in mind: 1. Clean metal. Scrub the metals to be joined--inside and out--until they're bright and shiny. 2. Do [I]not[/I] heat the solder. Heat the work until it is hot enough to melt the solder on its own. Once it's that hot, touch the solder to the work and let it melt on the side opposite the flame. The solder will melt and be wicked into the joint by capillary action. If you melt the solder with the flame, instead of the work, it'll freeze when it hits the work and you'll have a poor, leaky joint. [I]Heat the work![/I] [/QUOTE]
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