The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 18/07/14 10:08, F Murtz wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 18/07/14 08:21, Andy Burns wrote:
F Murtz wrote:

Do British plumbers use silver solder (copper silver phosphor
alloy)for
joining copper pipe in the uk

IANAP, but I'll answer anyway; for water, gas, and heating in domestic
installations it would be unheard of to use silver solder.

Of course all the lead free solder contains a little silver...

which our inverted idiot thinks is 'silver solder'



Now you are going completely stupid My discussion about solder is silver
solder (copper silver phosphor alloy) low silver 2% 5% that is used
mainly by plumbers
It has never been about soft solder except as a side issue
I have not and have never called any form of soft solder with or without
silver, lead etc silver solder.
That is your construct.

Well you claimed plumbers used 'silver solder' but they actually
universally use 'soft solder'

Apparently in the UK they do,in Australia they definitely do not

So it's your choice. You are either wrong that they use 'silver solder'
or you are wrong that silver solder is soft solder.

I most definitely am not wrong that solver solder(brazing)(copper silver
phosphor alloy)is used extensively in Australia to join copper pipe on
almost all new buildings and construction,not so much on small single
residences as they are using plastic now.

Throughout the whole of this discussion when I said silver solder I
meant (copper silver phosphor alloy)You kept waffling about soft solder