yorkshire plus solder?

[gmartine]

In the eighties a pal of mine worked for the local council, who stopped using end feed types, changed to yorkshires and saved £100,000 on rolls of solder.

That's because they used to knick it!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Will it make the fitting leak over time if adding extra solder ?

No that's down to something else

 

[Best]

Will it make the fitting leak over time if adding extra solder ?

No, it should actually help make a good joint IMO, but you just want to add a little extra solder and not overdo it. Certainly risk of solder running inside pipes, but that is also true of end feed fittings.
If you did overheat a Yorkshire fitting, you will be at risk of a leak, so I would recommend you have a roll of lead free solder at hand. Also wire solder is good for adding flux to the joint as you heat it.

 

[CXR100]

well I doubt it if anybody ever saved 100k back in the eighties on council work!! even tho I wasn't born I guess solder was even cheaper back then ! I use Yorkshire fitting at work , very handy in awkward places. but I always use end feed at my own jobs, solder always runs down pipe when using Yorkshire fitting in my opinion, would never use them In a cylinder cupboard or boiler room etc.

 

[Stigster]

Like other's have said, what is the point in using more expensive Yorkshire fittings if you're going to add solder anyway? Totally defeats the point of buying them in the first place. I just use end feed unless I have to solder in a place I could only get one arm in.

Pay three times the cost of an end feed and then basically use it like an end feed fitting!

 

[plumben]

The fella I served my time with insists on Yorkshire, so I've ended up using them just out of habit, although I use both I prefer Yorkshire now, I find if you add your flux make the joint remove excess flux before soldering you don't get any runs at all

 

[Best]

I find Yorkshire or End feed both fine to do proper neat joints.

Disadvantages of Yorkshire,
1, Generally more expensive,
2, Usually dirty inside fitting & below the solder ring
3, Internal groove breaks capillary action
5, Can't have one side soldered first if you need to do, say just a branch which would be awkward to solder in place

Advantages of Yorkshire
Handy to just heat carefully until you see solder ring around edges.
Particularily in awkward tight spot.


Disadvantages of End feed
Very few, except you have to end feed solder

Advantages of End feed
1, Cheaper
2, Can use cheaper leaded solder which is also easier to use and good for heating systems
3, Cleaner, smoother fitting inside
4, No groove inside
5, Can be soldered one end of fitting out of place