In a message dated 9/15/2007 2:43:00 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Theres a horrible shower stall in our basement that I'm working to take out. Today I decided to tackle removing the plumbing. I bought some 1/2" copper end caps, cut the pipe, sanded and all like I've seen my Dad do a million times but the DAMMED THING JUST WOULD NOT SWEAT. I couldn't get it to take solder for love or money... Finally pulled the stub end out of the T it was in and essentially swaged the cap on. I got it WAY too hot (glowing) and just kept pounding the solder to it. Its never coming off but will it leak? I managed to get it back into the T with a minimum of fuss but it sure wouldn't take any more solder. Hopefully what was there will hold. We'll see... Curt, Did you use flux paste of any type? Most plumbing solders do not have flux in them. The lead free plumbing solders are a little harder to run but sounds like you had plenty of heat. Make sure there is no water within 3 inches of the joint, suck it out with a straw or siphon with a small hose. Jim Friesen Phoenix AZ 79 300SD, 264 K miles 98 ML 320, 151 K miles ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
