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Do British plumbers use silver solder (copper silver phosphor alloy)for
joining copper pipe in the uk or are they stuck with the old fashioned
methods . May be joints are not soldered as much in the UK and you use
quickfit substitutes but if they are soldered what do you use?
In Australia silver solder is specified in new buildings (units,
flats,domestic complexes, high rises, industrial) for copper pipe
(mostly 5% sometimes 2%