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WEB EXCLUSIVE: In a recent episode of Ask This Old House, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helped landscape designer Jenn Nawada hook up a fridge with an icemaker. While he was there, he offered Jenn a crash course on soldering.
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Time: 1 hour
Cost: $50
Skill Level: Moderate
Tools List for Soldering:
Measuring tape
Pipe cutter
Blow torch
Bucket
Shopping List:
Pipe cleaner
Solder
Flux
Pipes
Fittings
Rags
Steps:
1. Shut the water off to the pipes being soldered.
2. Measure and cut the pipes to length using the pipe cutter. Have a bucket ready to catch any water left over in the pipe.
3. Let the pipes dry before soldering or the connection won’t take.
4. Use a pipe cleaner to clean the outside of the pipes and the insides of the fittings.
5. Generously apply flux to the cleaned ends of the pipes and fittings and fit the pieces together.
6. Hold the blow torch on the opposite side of where you plan to apply to solder. Wait a few minutes to allow the pipe to heat up, and then gently touch the pipe with the solder. If it quickly wraps around the entire connection, then it took properly. If it did not, continue to heat the pipe up and try again.
7. Wipe down the excess solder on the pipe with a rag.
8. Turn the water back on.
Resources:
All the materials required for soldering - solder, flux, blow torch, pipes, and fittings - are available at home centers and plumbing supply houses.
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@rawbacon 4 года назад

TOH taught me to solder over 30 years ago and I'm glad to report the 1" copper I soldered as a kid all those years ago in my Mom's house is still working fine.

@c430 3 года назад

That's awesome

@eliascruz9757 2 года назад

Let teach you how to plumbing deep plumbing lol

@michaelfisher7835 3 года назад

You forgot to deburr the inside of the cut pipe. Very important.

@youngrav2311 2 года назад

A d forgot to start soldering from the bottom up

@danielmarquardt4341 2 года назад

ream inside and out

@michaelfisher7835 2 года назад

@@danielmarquardt4341 I just thought that was a given.

@alexscott730 2 года назад

3:52...The tool he's using deburs and brushes the inside and edge of the cut.

@michaelfisher7835 2 года назад

@@alexscott730 I reviewed the video and saw no such tool. Using a brush does nothing to debur the tubing.

@WisKrisKar 4 года назад

Taking a class, any class, from This Old House would be a dream come true!! I love these guys

@johnmack1185 4 года назад

They both did great. My old boss would say " Soldering is not something I can teach you, its something you have to learn". He was right. I learned more by my mistakes and watching others than anything instruction. Good first attempt though.

@nickaschenbecker9882 7 месяцев назад

Your old boss obviously didn't understand the difference between tacit and explicit knowledge. You can teach anyone the theory and practice of anything. No dumb questions; only dumb teachers. Hopefully you didn't cause any structure fires learning what NOT to do the hard way.

@WisKrisKar 4 года назад

I have to comment again; I am loving this gal with her torch and enthusiasm. So great!

@bdr420i 6 лет назад

great student with great teacher 👏😁 this is awesome

@bjornjoseph 3 года назад

I learned plumbing and electrical thanks to this old house. Moved my washer: new water lines and electrical including a 220

@nickg1307 4 года назад

My first time soldering I was surprised how easy it was. I'm sure larger pipe 1 1/2" and above is a different story

@damannoa 6 лет назад

I've learned how to solder thanks to these types of videos on youtube. She did a pretty good job for her first time. It's far from perfect but we all start somewhere. The best thing to do is to buy a couple of 1", 3/4" and 3/8" pipes and fitting, flux, wire, blowtorch and practice at home. The more you practice the better you get. I practice in my garage on my vice. The hardest part is getting the proper heat on the pipes and knowing when to lay down the solder. It gets messy but after letting it cool and sanding down the solder it comes out decent. This was a very helpful and informative video. Keep em coming TOH!

@nunyabusiness1790 4 года назад

damannoa solder from the bottom up to reduce dripping

@texasflood1295 Год назад

Great video! Unfortunately, every time I have needed to solder copper pipe, I have been on my back under the house with all kinds of obstructions preventing me from getting in a good position.

@ammisudipto 6 лет назад

You guys are like an uncle teaching me stuff around the house. Thank you.

@alexbailey256 4 года назад

How about ask this TX master plumber... It's best to apply a bit of heat to the pipe right next to the fitting first. And don't leave the heat in one spot like that again! For one, you'll burn up the fitting and make it weak. For 2, move the heat around the fitting, the solder follows the heat. For 3, if you're only soldering 2 sides of a tee, put a dummy piece in the side you aren't sweating, otherwise, you might have a hard time getting the pipe to fit correctly once you are ready to sweat it.

@forresttaylor2757 Год назад

Tips like this are extremely helpful especially to a beginner like myself. Thanks for the insight.

@papercut1987 3 года назад

4:48 "this is awesome!" "focus lady, stop talking, focus!"

@xXAnchormonXx 5 лет назад

She did quite well, it only gets better with time.

@Bill.L.Carroll 6 лет назад

That's one Crème Brûlée I wouldn't want for desert. Good job on the solder 👍

@lichub 4 года назад

Gobi or Mojave?

@stevennolin5871 2 года назад

It bothers me that didn't ream the inside of the pipe

@indycustommade3568 6 лет назад

These are so helpful. Starting a library of useful info. These videos help keep up to speed on everything home stuff. Easy to follow and explains in detail. Great stuff. Oh by the way say hello to the best "Mr. Yankee" Norm. Great guy.

@aznibas 2 года назад

Thank you for wonderful demonstration.

@anthonymonah7116 4 месяца назад

Its amazing that he is a licensed plumber. First heat the pipe then move the flame to the fitting.

@wholeNwon 4 года назад

Looks very easy but takes a little practice. Lots of people comment on deburring. I'd suggest MAP gas and moving the flame over one side of the fitting. Tinning flux is probably a better choice for most. It usually takes a length of solder about equal to the pipe diameter, so I bend the rod at 1/2" for 1/2" pipe as a guide. Apply the solder opposite the heat source and lower on the fitting so that, when you see the solder on the heated side, you know that capillary action has filled the joint rather than gravity moving it over flux. Then wipe it down. Where permitted, use 50-50 lead solder since it has a lower melting point and is therefore easier to use. Obviously must not be used on pipes for potable water. Pex, compression fittings, etc. are very popular for good reasons.

@charleswilson4598 5 лет назад

This lady has some muscles!

@scottslotterbeck3796 4 года назад

I know. Nothing like a physically-fit woman.

@lovera3878 2 года назад

Does the solder go all the way around or do you have to bring the wire around. I want to tackle my bathroom and I do not want to use pex or shakrbite behind the wall. I suppose practice makes perfect.

@codythelee573 6 лет назад

I love these videos...many are so easy and explanatory even if its something I already know..

@portaadonai 6 лет назад

I would appreciate seeing the pro demonstrate as well, instead of only seeing the amature lady's attempt

@fiscalwarrior7002 6 лет назад

Great video!

@donb5794 6 лет назад

These are great videos loving this channel

@dust09100 4 года назад

Richard looks like he's teaching her while sleeping... he's a pro

@ericzigler9295 6 лет назад

Where is the drop cloth? Nothing like having molten solder or flux on nice wood floors.

@axtra92 6 лет назад

Eric Zigler its on the floor?

@bmx4158 5 лет назад

@Mike M if you over solder it can cause leaks, if you use a tin and copper alloy atleast

@angelvega3892 4 года назад

TheOtherWhiteBread0 it’s her first time bro!!

@RileyNA 3 года назад

I actually use molten solder as grout when I'm doing tile floors

@TomsLife9 7 месяцев назад

That jar of flux looks like it’s from the Eisenhower administration, probably time for a new one lol

@polamomo7109 6 лет назад

Keep going guys you awesome!

@oldtwinsna8347 Год назад

Richard is an expert in soldering copper pipes.

@dariuszzyskowski2765 4 года назад

Thank you! Very helpful.

@robertsteich7362 6 лет назад

Here's a short lesson for you plumbing teachers out there... Put the practice pipe in a vise so the student can't turn the pipe, but rather the pipe cutter. This will give the student an idea of the real world of pipe cutting. It will teach them how to turn the cutter around the pipe, rather than "stepping it" down the pipe.

@illinoisismycity166 6 лет назад

Wow, that's a great explanation. Makes sense since in the real world you cannot turn the so called pipe around the pipe cutter.

@AStanton1966 3 года назад

A better way, if you have the room, is to use those new self-cutting tube cutters. You just snap it around the pipe and turn in the direction of the arrow. Easy peasy.

@guzman9011 2 года назад

Best how to video! So clear and concise!

@grigorharutyunyan9934 5 лет назад

This is the best RU-vid Chanel ever keep on coming guys!!

@lichub 4 года назад

Chanel #5

@edwardvotel9793 4 года назад

And this old ask never had that segment again lol

@HaloGTMaster94 Год назад

Nice 👍

@elnicadrums 4 года назад

You forgot to ream the pipe. next time put a drop cloth or something so you wont mess up that nice floor.. and one more thing the pipe was too hot to wipe down making your joint weak. other than that good video👍

@scottslotterbeck3796 4 года назад

Wiping with dry cloth is fine.

@mitchellkappler9724 4 года назад

Don’t you need to debur the inside?

@johnsmith-qe2fd 6 лет назад

Finally something I can learn from

@achag9273 2 года назад

Great education. Please zoom in when working so we get a better view of work. Thanks

@N3VADAN 4 года назад

Stay in the groove baby

@he-got-a-new-mommy 3 года назад

You did not deburr the inside of the pipe once it was cut, that is an important step you missed

@brianszanyi5538 2 года назад

All you guys are great confidence makers rich is great I always use the shark bites I wish I knew if he used them ever on a job

@pavelnesterov5554 6 лет назад

Fail , what about deburring copper pipe after cutting.

@tempesttube 4 года назад

1:42

@streamsniperrty 3 года назад

He used the steel brush to clean the inside.

@urban9659 6 лет назад

Much better video

@tonymanero5544 3 года назад

Also to debur the pipe wall at the cut area.

@minnesotanice369 3 года назад

omg I been using this tool to clean battery terminals

@haroldmccarthy8382 6 лет назад

generation next! looks like some of our old guys are retiring soon

@VCGConstruction 6 лет назад

Very awesome!!

@japan-e9j 6 лет назад

Good job

@neosmith80 6 лет назад

what about deburring?

@EclecticBuddha 6 лет назад

I've never seen copper tube that needed deburred. Cutting small stainless lines for compression fittings I have but never residential copper.

@Brian-Burke 6 лет назад

I do that as well. Also, did it seem like an eternity for that first connection to bubble? Did she have the heat on the most optimal spot?

@nickrutter6875 6 лет назад

It needs to be deburred for sure. If you don’t the tiniest little burr will catch deposits in the water and they will spin around in a vortex while water is flowing and erode the pipe until it is spraying out a little

@2aminitials 6 лет назад

The inside of the copper needs to be deburred. There is a tool with a hook end that makes deburring easy. She should of had the flame closer, and MAPP gas would have worked better than propane.

@nickrutter6875 6 лет назад

2 AM totally agree. Needs to be deburred. Mapp gas works way better than propane

@danielmiller2977 6 лет назад

I love this channel!

@kleung347 6 лет назад

i think he should of placed the open end of thhe tee facing upwards in case she added too much solder it doesnt risk being spilled over to that area. you can see that there was already a pool of flux in that area.

@dallasmandy 6 лет назад

Thank you for this

@mrp8488 3 года назад

The brush won't remove burrs, so doesn't the cut pipe have to be deburred first?

@tonymanero5544 3 года назад

Agreed. Although the inside pipe cleaner brush could do done deburring.

@ekaterinas.1330 2 года назад

So, what's brazing if this is soldering?

@keithbettencourt7569 6 лет назад

How do we search all your videos for a specific topic?

@basildraws 2 года назад

Flux is not a catalyst. Soldering doesn’t require a catalyst. Flux is an acid which improves on the mechanical cleaning by ‘eating’ any remaining oxides.

@Ilyana2015 6 лет назад

Wow amazing

@cfwproductions 6 лет назад

Toh is awesome

@joshcowart2446 5 лет назад

No reaming plus I was taught to always solder every side of a fitting at the same time. It’s so you don’t draw the solder out of another joint when heating up the cold side. This only really matters on smaller sizes. At least 1” and smaller

@gabrielgonzales8163 5 лет назад

buenos videos plomeria work#1

@TheOtherBill 6 лет назад

Too bad we can't get MAPP (methylacetylene/propadiene) gas anymore. The MAPP Pro gas now available is hotter than propane but not as hot as the real MAPP was. I wish I'd stocked up in 2008!

@scottslotterbeck3796 4 года назад

Damned do-gooders.

@michael1275toby 4 года назад

Would be nice to see it up close

@GaryYoung-eq1ph Год назад

How to unsolder flex hose attached to a gate valve without destroying rubber gasket?

@adamfpv8294 6 лет назад

Nice but you don’t mention to use lead free solder, which is very important am I right?

@acman0926 6 лет назад

Adam FPV I dont think you can buy leaded solder on a foll anymore

@caribbeaninthehouse5620 6 лет назад

Adam FPV I have never seen Lead solder for plumbing on only on Electronics

@SadUncleTed 5 лет назад

@@acman0926rolls of 50/50 lead solder are still sold for non-potable and DWV applications

@RBsLikeArbys 6 лет назад

1:23 "Here is your 6" piece"

@zaheerjabbar5304 6 лет назад

" Now make a groove." " I have my groove on!" " Now stay in your groove. Eh, eh, eh, eh." " keep twisting!"

@ncooty Год назад

Debur!

@stacktier8257 3 года назад

Ty. Curious about that prep table and solder on the floor?

@PatrickSteil 3 года назад

I had a really hard time today getting my solder to melt. Please make sure there is no water in your pipes when you try to do this soldering! :-) It should only take between 30 seconds and one minute to get the copper to the right temperature before the solder melts. I sat there for 10 minutes heating up the pipe and it never melted because I had some water in the pipe.

@theblogofsingh 3 года назад

Shouldn't you preheat the fittings first? Just asking

@Guardducks 6 лет назад

Aww Richard the great. She must have sent Rich an E mail . Ha ha

@axtra92 6 лет назад

guardduck25 ?

@Guardducks 6 лет назад

axtra92 axtra92?

@clenclen 3 года назад

no deburring ?????

@Soxruleyanksdrool 3 года назад

I would like to learn how to sodder (sotter?).

@dillonphillips313 3 года назад

Gotta ream the cut pipe, Richard! You know better.

@06ssingh 6 лет назад

In the UK we have pipe slices which cut the pipe in half the time.

@gregsplace.greecenewyork2744 6 лет назад

Sukh Singh This kind of pipe cutter is best.

@scottslotterbeck3796 4 года назад

Well good for you.

@06ssingh 4 года назад

@@scottslotterbeck3796 it is

@mvnorsel6354 Год назад

No matter how long I leave the heat on the join, can't melt the solder. How many gas bottles for 1 join ?

@LatinMaximus Год назад

It's important to remember two things: (1) always turn your torch to the max. It can't be on the low end. (2) for bigger diameter pipes you can't use small torch head.

@microphonixvirtualstudio1634 4 года назад

Flux is designed to prevent oxidatin.

@EitriBrokkr 6 лет назад

you forgot to deburr it

@acman0926 6 лет назад

No flux after the solder? Man it cleans up nicely

@azizbah555 6 лет назад

عملكم متقن اتمنى لكم الحياة السعيدة

@revampgarage8341 5 лет назад

When soldering you want to do all 3 sides of the tee. In this case when soldering the 3rd side the solder might let loose on the other side and leak, please check out the vids i made on plumbing

@801D012 5 лет назад

LimitzHd Solder all 3 sides of the tee at the same time. Of course you do. But it wouldn't be any fun watching a "This Old House" video if they did.

@cristianmunoz2480 6 лет назад

Better to put heat all around the fitting so that the solder goes in all the way around other than that it's ok

@EclecticBuddha 6 лет назад

Cristian Munoz he showed the right way. Heating on one side and feeding solder on the other guarantees thorough heating. Copper is an excellent heat conductor.

@cristianmunoz2480 6 лет назад

EclecticBuddha not really because if you put heat on just one side you can burn the flux and risk the solder not going in the whole fitting.

@axtra92 6 лет назад

Cristian Munoz and you have never done this.. just watched videos about it

@cristianmunoz2480 6 лет назад

axtra92 lol well since im a plumber I do it a lot

@axtra92 6 лет назад

Cristian Munoz dont think so

@mae2759 6 лет назад

My dad has an old soldering "gun" - is that too weak for this application in lieu of the blowtorch?

@alexandergusho8342 5 лет назад

That's only good for soldering electric work

@mae2759 4 года назад

Thanks guys.

@scottslotterbeck3796 4 года назад

Yes.

@Homepros888 6 лет назад

Turn the cutter around the pipe! you don't turn the pipe in the cutter.

@DXSUCKIT1990 6 лет назад

Homepros NYC it is her first time

@acman0926 6 лет назад

Id bett a hundred bucks it cuts the same

@Homepros888 6 лет назад

He is teaching her, so he should have told her how to cut the pipe correctly

@Felisargyle 6 лет назад

The pipe is short so it’s easier to turn the pipe

@Brian17177 5 лет назад

Why does it matter

@construction-productscemen4935 6 лет назад

Get more information from the video. Thank you for sharing.

@alemgas 3 года назад

Not

@alemgas 3 года назад

Why do you pronounce solder without the L and why do you not use loaded Solder fittings, cheers from Scotland

@alemgas 3 года назад

You never put flux on the inside of the fitting this can cause internal pipe corrosion even after flushing, amateurs ,soLder has a L

@ashrafkarjiker6888 Год назад

Should use latex gloves when applying flux

@billnye5600 5 лет назад

Great now you have solder on the floor

@zino6661 2 года назад

deburring steps???

@Odin029 4 года назад

I just came to see if her first solder joint is as bad as mine was. I had dabs of solder and burnt flux all over the place

@YoureASquidYoureAKid 6 лет назад

Anyone else dances for the intro music?

@matth5309 3 года назад

That was the nastiest container of flux I’ve ever seen. I think it was more crap than flux

@king49334 5 лет назад

Move the torch around for even heat distribution

@scottslotterbeck3796 4 года назад

No. He's doing it right.

@KenpachiZarakiX 6 лет назад

Like creme broooleeee!

@hassanbazzi3545 4 года назад

I was hoping the cameraman would have zoomed in at the project. Good video though

@abenzuoo 6 лет назад

Dont touch it!

@prpunk187 6 лет назад

For real looked like he was about to grab the pipe

@TheHobbyShopFilms 6 лет назад

Forgot to deburr the inside of the pipe.

@brokentombot 5 лет назад

And clean off the copper particles they made. Unreamed and unclean!

@therealteal620 6 лет назад

No ventilator or fan. GJ inhaling all those fumes.

@MrGatoka 3 года назад

Did I miss the part where they debur the pipe?

@juliosilva1671 2 года назад

Please teach me 😃