Well, I have just completed my first job, installing soldered shutoffs in
two water lines lines so that I can renovate my powder room. I had no
leaks when I turned the water back on. My question is this, if it is
holding now, how confident could I feel about the job?

"Ultraglide" wrote in message
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Well, I have just completed my first job, installing soldered shutoffs in
two water lines lines so that I can renovate my powder room. I had no
leaks when I turned the water back on. My question is this, if it is
holding now, how confident could I feel about the job?


Done properly it should last forever. It is extremely rare that a fitting
will break or leak after time, but I've seen it happen, both in industrial
settings. .

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"Ultraglide" wrote in message
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Well, I have just completed my first job, installing soldered shutoffs in
two water lines lines so that I can renovate my powder room. I had no
leaks when I turned the water back on. My question is this, if it is
holding now, how confident could I feel about the job?


Done properly it should last forever. It is extremely rare that a
fitting will break or leak after time, but I've seen it happen, both in
industrial settings. .
Thanks.

From my experience soldering not only plumbing, but copper piping in vacuum
systems is that if the surfaces were well cleaned and fluxed and if the
solder flows quickly on its own around and into the joint it won't leak and
I assume never pop apart. Key is practice and applying the heat so all
surfaces are just above the melting point of the solder. Over heating can
also cause problems. A lot of this is experience and having feel for it.


"Ultraglide" wrote in message
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Well, I have just completed my first job, installing soldered shutoffs in
two water lines lines so that I can renovate my powder room. I had no
leaks when I turned the water back on. My question is this, if it is
holding now, how confident could I feel about the job?

On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:29:39 -0400, "Ultraglide"
wrote:

Well, I have just completed my first job, installing soldered shutoffs in
two water lines lines so that I can renovate my powder room. I had no
leaks when I turned the water back on. My question is this, if it is
holding now, how confident could I feel about the job?


I soldered 91 joints when I renovated my bathroom three years ago and
it was my first time to do it. None leaked initially or since then.
I was meticulous about cleaning the pipe and fittings before I
soldered. Think you'll be ok if you are careful.

Frank