De-soldering copper pipe
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 27/03/2021 19:04, Tim+ wrote:
As part of my insane quest to overcomplicate my CH system I need to remove
a 22mm right angled soldered fitting to fit a compression one instead.
To complicate matters theres another soldered fitting just over an inch
away that I really dont want to disturb (so may end up packing it in ice).
Any tips on how to cleanly remove solder to eliminate the risk of my olive
not seating/sealing properly?
Tim
blowlamp and a dry cloth may get enough off to fit an olive.
if not carry on with an abarasive
No need to kill a mole for a bit of moleskin then? ;-)
(Vague memories of that being used for wiped joints).
Tim
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