What should I do if my plumbing joint is leaking?
As soon as the fitting sucks in the solder, stop heat and move the solder around the joint quickly. Since you have leaking joints, heating them up and adding more solder will not work because the new solder won’t get sucked into the joint due to a lack of flux. Sorry to say, each bad joint will have to be removed.
What to do about leaky flare fittings?
A leaky flare fitting connection can become a bigger headache when the fitting surface gets damaged from over tightening. Now you have two surfaces that need repair. Lapping is a tried and true practice that goes back 100 years. Even with the best equipment, mechanics always lapped engine valves to ensure they wouldn’t leak.
What should I do if my sweat joint is leaking?
This should allow some of the heat to dissipate, and reduce the chances of overheating the joints. Don’t forget to wipe excess solder off the joint before it cools using a damp rag, nothings worse than an ugly joint (except maybe a leaky joint).
What should I do if my solder joint is leaking?
If you are getting a green flame, that’s too hot. Because all of these joints are really close together, you will probably have to redo them all. At a minimum you need to heat up the leaking joints and pull them apart, and then re-solder them.
As soon as the fitting sucks in the solder, stop heat and move the solder around the joint quickly. Since you have leaking joints, heating them up and adding more solder will not work because the new solder won’t get sucked into the joint due to a lack of flux. Sorry to say, each bad joint will have to be removed.
This should allow some of the heat to dissipate, and reduce the chances of overheating the joints. Don’t forget to wipe excess solder off the joint before it cools using a damp rag, nothings worse than an ugly joint (except maybe a leaky joint).
A leaky flare fitting connection can become a bigger headache when the fitting surface gets damaged from over tightening. Now you have two surfaces that need repair. Lapping is a tried and true practice that goes back 100 years. Even with the best equipment, mechanics always lapped engine valves to ensure they wouldn’t leak.
If you are getting a green flame, that’s too hot. Because all of these joints are really close together, you will probably have to redo them all. At a minimum you need to heat up the leaking joints and pull them apart, and then re-solder them.
