In article .com, "Alan" wrote:

Hi,
Cleaned the parts to be soldered? Shiny clean. Applied flux?
Heating the parts to be soldered? Then apply solder which will
flow by capillary action.

No, not shiny clean, the surface should be roughened a bit like with
sandpaper.

Wrong. It needs to be smooth and shiny. Rough surfaces are a recipe for poor
joints.

Then wipe on waterbase flux on all contact areas to be
joined.

Wrong again -- no requirement that the flux be waterbased.

The brass fittings will require a LOT more heat than copper to
get what you want done. It's not welding, but it is significantly
hotter than simple copper work. Remarkably, the flux will suddenly be
drawn in the void between the parts, and you'll know it worked.

Nope. The *solder* will suddenly be drawn into the joint...

Be
careful not to move the parts when hot, or the solder joint can be
broken. Rather, dip in a bucket of water or hose the parts off to
quickly cool the finished joint.

And wrong yet again. *Never* suddenly cool a hot joint -- that can cause the
joint to crack.

Then of course there's the question of how you propose to dip a pipe into a
bucket of water...

Better stick to giving advice on topics you actually know something about.
Soldering copper pipes is not in that category.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.