How do you apply your flux?

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pmc said:
been using wirewool for more than 30years, never had any issues, but its nice to see you have, i check my pipe before i insert it into the fitting.
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Am I reading this correctly?

you use wire wool instead of a flux brush to apply flux? Or am I mis-reading this :)
 
sounds like you have made a lot of mistakes in your time, rust marks on sanitary ware? my advise is to take more care m8!
 
pmc said:
sounds like you have made a lot of mistakes in your time, rust marks on sanitary ware? my advise is to take more care m8!
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The only people I have ever met who reckon they have never made a mistake have been liars. I expect your one of those plumbers that has never had a leak as well.

Where do you get the lots of mistakes bit anyway? I've got rust marks on a bath once in 32 years and that is lots of mistakes? By the way I object to being called mate by someone as sanctimonious as you.

P.S. Do you want to buy a shift key?
 
it would be nice if before making a comment about a reply to thread that you check out the previous comments and catch up 1st, otherwise you have no idea whats going on and your looking for a free history lesson which i dont have time for
 
ok ive never had a leak before lol, i can turn water in wine, float like a butterfly and sting like a bee, take it easy and wind your neck in, if you dont like wire wool because you damaged a bath before thats ok, but im sure im not the only old school plumber that still uses it.
 
What's happened to this forum. There's always some random causing trouble with the regulars.
 
I say live and let live. I use emery cloth now, before that I used those expensive abrasive strips (the square mesh ones) and before that, many moons back, I used wire wool. With no problems. Just like thousands of other plumbers did or do.

I personally want to think that I'll never be too set in my ways to listen to advise....but I personally think live and let live.
 
I use steel wool from time to time and much prefer it to strips or sandpaper or fittings brushes or whatever. Everybody to there own thing. Much like 170 posts on how to flux a pipe. It is irrelevant.
 
I disagree, it's totally relevant. It doesn't get much more 'grass roots' than how you sweat a joint.
 
Which is why it is irrelevant Danny. Anyone doing this for a living doesn't need told how to do the basics. Everyone will do it their own way.
 
tamz said:
Which is why it is irrelevant Danny. Anyone doing this for a living doesn't need told how to do the basics. Everyone will do it their own way.
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Isnt it time we had another "how many wraps of ptfe do you use" thread?!
 
Everyone will do it the way that works best for them.

I've always fluxed both and Yorkshire fittings will back me up with that as that is what they recommend.
 
tamz said:
Last one i bought last year was about a fiver for a wee tin. Use it if you want really neat joints.
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Never tried it, what's it like, I mean is it similar to LA-CO or is it white like... like that other one, forgot what it's called lol.
 
tamz said:
Last one i bought last year was about a fiver for a wee tin. Use it if you want really neat joints.
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But how and why does it give neat joints? Never heard of it or seen it before.
 
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It's brown and has the consistency of grease or Vaseline and indeed it is called Yorkshire flux.
It's still available and widely used for soldering electronic components.
 
I think its none cleaning, the fittings and pipe have to be rubbed bright and the exact correct amount of heat applied, doesnt snot like the self cleaning flux la-co etc
 
tamz said:
I use steel wool from time to time and much prefer it to strips or sandpaper or fittings brushes or whatever. Everybody to there own thing. Much like 170 posts on how to flux a pipe. It is irrelevant.
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How dare you..........
 
Think I'll give it a try some time. Here it is on Yorkshire's own site for anyone interested: Pegler Yorkshire
 
Its greeny brown colour. Not self cleaning so your fittings and pipe need to be spotless. The solder only runs where it is cleaned. Fry's fluxite and telux are similar. Smells lovely but nips worse than everflux in a cut. It has zinc chloride in it.
Btw you can make your own flux if you can be bothered. Throw a bit zinc in some spirits of salt and let it dissolve.
 
tamz said:
Its greeny brown colour. Not self cleaning so your fittings and pipe need to be spotless. The solder only runs where it is cleaned.
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I always make sure my pipe and fittings are spotless before applying anyway so I'd hardly be having to change my habits, can't stand seeing people just fluxing a dirty pipe 'because the flux will clean it'. Does sound good this Yorkshire flux though.
 
Back in the day my tradesman used it for lubricating the o rings of soil pipe. How times have changed!
 
It used to come in wee tins like the ones used for Kiwi shoe polish didn't it?
 
I went out to the shed and here are 2 different traditional ones for those who have never seen it. Frys and Telux both much the same as is Yorkshire.
I even sparked up the lamp for a wee sniff of the nostalgia Danny :smile:
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I've a tub of telux in the van i'm sure of it. Unfortunately I'm in Ireland with a pint of Guinness in m hand so can't check :)
 
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