chumjo
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Post by chumjo on Feb 25, 2024 22:19:05 GMT
The joint on the return pipe of my hot water radiator started leaking. I want to fix the soldering, but I don't have any experience. I checked a few videos on YouTube, but all the exemples I found have a lot of space to work with, which I don't. As you can see on the picutres, I have a 45 degree copper elbow with barely any margin on each side... I'm not able to move the pipe to unconnect the joint. Any ideas or suggestion on how I might fix it ? Thanks! Attachments:
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Post by Got2learn (admin) on Feb 26, 2024 0:22:07 GMT
The joint on the return pipe of my hot water radiator started leaking. I want to fix the soldering, but I don't have any experience. I checked a few videos on YouTube, but all the exemples I found have a lot of space to work with, which I don't. As you can see on the picutres, I have a 45 degree copper elbow with barely any margin on each side... I'm not able to move the pipe to unconnect the joint. Any ideas or suggestion on how I might fix it ? Thanks! Are you seeking a temporary fix or a permanent one?
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chumjo
1st year apprentice
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Post by chumjo on Feb 26, 2024 13:40:01 GMT
Hi, I'm looking for a permanent fix.
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Post by Got2learn (admin) on Feb 27, 2024 6:36:57 GMT
Hi, I'm looking for a permanent fix. If you want to permanently fix this, you'll need to dismantle everything and restart. The reason this happened is because the copper part is connected to the steel piping from your heating system which causes galvanic corrosion. The only way to prevent this from happening again, is to do it all in steel piping so, you'll need to use a 1/2 union to get it done.
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chumjo
1st year apprentice
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Post by chumjo on Feb 27, 2024 14:50:59 GMT
Hi, I'm looking for a permanent fix. If you want to permanently fix this, you'll need to dismantle everything and restart. The reason this happened is because the copper part is connected to the steel piping from your heating system which causes galvanic corrosion. The only way to prevent this from happening again, is to do it all in steel piping so, you'll need to use a 1/2 union to get it done. Ok thanks for the explanation! I'll see what I can do.
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Post by Got2learn (admin) on Feb 28, 2024 3:09:02 GMT
If you have questions during the install, just ask here.
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