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Soldering Copper Pipe Part 2 - Soldering And Test

2,791 views · Published 1 August 2015 · 9:23 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: jaykay18 · 2015 · Howto & Style

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Originally recorded June 27, 2015.

Now the best part--actually seeing if we can solder this.  We've both watched countless videos, and see it done on many how-to TV shows, but actually doing it is different.

Apparently one thing that you'd think would make sense neither of us picked up on, you can't solder a valve on while the valve is closed!  Eventually it's all soldered and the water is turned back on, only to discover a leak!  But the leak was not from any of the solder joints, it was from the valve!  Either the valve is just a piece of junk, or perhaps it was cooked a bit too long with the torch, but either way the nut was tightened and the leak stopped, so all is well.

One interesting side note that was not mentioned in the video:  One of the bathroom sinks didn't work after this soldering was done.  Took us a while to figure out the problem, but eventually master diagnostician jaykay18 figured out the filter screen in the aerator of that sink was clogged with debris from the water.  This was because the lines were drained, so the sediment and whatnot was dislodged, when water was restored it found the aerator to clog up completely.  A quick unscrew of that (and all the other aerators) and rinse out, and they were good.

I highly recommend checking your sink aerators, especially if you never have.  You'd be amazed at not only how much stuff is built up in it, but also how much the water pressure will be increased after cleaning.

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