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What products are you using to repair lead mains? Philmac, leadloc or others.
 

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Rod or bar of solder
 
exedon2 said:
I'm old enough to have wiped many lead joints mostly to put new stop on.
Solder was grade D turnpin to make flange clamps to hold it together wiping cloth tallow as flux.
Thank goodness now long gone!
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Not sure I understand some of this message as parts of it name a user on here from yrs back. Turnpin.
 
Still got plenty of those in different sizes as well as the clamps, cloths, bent pins, lamps, dummies etc.
All museum pieces now.

Only lead work we do now is stone gutter caulkings and the odd flashing or a pipe repair.

Last time I spoke to a college tutor for Plumbing he told me they don't teach any lead work anymore!!
How can the new guys be Plumbers? 😬😬

Times change!
 
Last Plumber said:
Last time I spoke to a college tutor for Plumbing he told me they don't teach any lead work anymore!!
How can the new guys be Plumbers? 😬😬

Times change!
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Apparentl, when I sat my NVQ level 3, we were told then that they were no longer teaching lead-work in college, I asked what it was being replaced with, the answer was “renewable technology“.
 
Last Plumber said:
How does renewable tech replace a lead pipe or lead flashings? Or did they mean new materials?
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Fast fit flashing eg pre made unfortunately there’s no point in them teaching it as it would never get used with a combi slinger
 

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