A circulating pump behind the wall pushes water up to a perforated copper tube on top of the wall so the water can run down the face of the tile.
Soder copper close to tile wall.
Soldering in a tight spot means that you gotta take some necessary precautions that you don t normally need to when soldering in an open space or near a concrete wall for example.
Here s a complete guide on how to solder without burning your house down.
What is best technique for soldering close to wall.
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How to solder copper pipe on a wall without damaging a customers paintwork or wallpaper.
I am looking for a better way to solder copper tubing when i am working on fittings that are within 1 0 to 2 0 of a finished wall flooring or floor joists.
Plumbing instructor del is showing his students it should be done t.
The rain wall fountain is a tile wall mounted to a plywood structure with a water basin at the bottom.
When you re repairing or tying in to existing copper pipes it s common to find a small amount of water in them even after you close the valve and drain the pipes.
Hi i need to add a t joint to an existing copper pipe.
Leave the valve open so pressure doesn t build inside the tube and cause the joint to leak.
That should remove the excess solder leaving just a light film on the copper as if its.
I ll guide you thru all the necessary precautions in order to solder a copper joint.
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The solder being used is a tin silver solder whose solidus temperature is 430 f and liquidus temperature is 475 f.
The tube and fitting are prepped with a flux prior to soldering.
Soldering brass fittings like the valve in photo 7 requires more heat.
Once i had a plumber do some work and he had some spray on fire resistant stuff that was viscous like jelly.
A typical home wall could have electrical wires pipes or even the wooden frame itself could catch on fire so we ll be going thru all of these precautions.
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I can cut the pipe to add the t joint but i am a bit curious as to the best way to solder the bottom part of the fitting.
Spray your water ahead of time to wet the wall near the work area.
Don t try to solder pipes with water in them.
Add copper solder from several points and examine the joint to make sure the solder fills the joint on all sides.
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The pipe currently runs vertically against an outside brick wall.
