On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 03:17:20 GMT, "Capt.Doug"
wrote:

Is there a way to join copper tubing for the house's plumbing without using
lead solder?

Several. The easiest is the commercial lead-free plumbing solder
available at almost any home center, and a propane, MAPP or
air-acetylene Prestolite plumber's torch. They have all the bugs
already worked out, if the joint is clean and you don't disturb it as
the solder cools and sets (fractured joint) it's quite permanent.

The option nobody else has mentioned is silver brazing, normally
used on air conditioning refrigerant lines. You will need a hotter
air-acetylene or oxygen-acetylene torch, the right brazing filler
(there are several different formulas to pick for copper-to-brass,
copper-to-copper or copper-to-X and loose or tight fitting joints) and
a different flux than used for soft solder.

Silver braze is overkill for water plumbing, but some people like
swatting flies with a sledgehammer. Go figure. ;-)

Go learn more - http://www.jwharris.com/ is one place to start.

-- Bruce --
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