On 27/03/2021 20:26, Tim+ wrote:
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).

I should have read further before replying to the OP.