Hi, my husband is trying ted off a got water pipe to add a washer machine (we‘re actually moving the current machine‘s location). He can‘t sodder the pipe back together because the water wont stop coming out of the pipe where he is trying to sodder. We‘ve turned on all the faucets in the house over night, and he has blown air through the facucet that he thinks is the culprit. any advise?
You cannot solder as long as there is water in there. Drain and open all faucets to remove any water. You could also blow air though to help. You could try the bread trick, stuff bread in pipe to hold back the water and it will dissolve once water is back on. I don't use this method but heard it works. If I have a spot where its difficult to remove all water and seems to be always coming back I'll use a copper union, sweat in parts of union and mechanically make final connection.
try a wet vac yo suck all the water out of the line make sure you have the main shut off and a faucet open and if you still get a little water use the bread also does husband know how to solder clean the pipe and joints use soldering paste if it is 1/2 pipe all you need is about 1/2 solder heat fitting until solder melts by touching hot fitting not by the flame of the torch
use shark-bite push on fittings and never solder again. that's what we now use. plumbers trick is to use bread to clog the line just long enough to have a dry joint to sweat.
You cannot solder as long as there is water in there. Drain and open all faucets to remove any water. You could also blow air though to help. You could try the bread trick, stuff bread in pipe to hold back the water and it will dissolve once water is back on. I don't use this method but heard it works. If I have a spot where its difficult to remove all water and seems to be always coming back I'll use a copper union, sweat in parts of union and mechanically make final connection.
try a wet vac yo suck all the water out of the line make sure you have the main shut off and a faucet open and if you still get a little water use the bread also does husband know how to solder clean the pipe and joints use soldering paste if it is 1/2 pipe all you need is about 1/2 solder heat fitting until solder melts by touching hot fitting not by the flame of the torch
use shark-bite push on fittings and never solder again. that's what we now use. plumbers trick is to use bread to clog the line just long enough to have a dry joint to sweat.
