How do you apply your flux?

[TomLane]

The same one as me by the sounds of it!

Wire wool can break up & leave small pieces of the metal on the pipe causing problems with the solder taking properly!!

 

[dancinplumba]

sorry mate but what planet are you from?

Not yours clearly

 

[dancinplumba]

Small strands of wool get left in the joint, over time these corrode and you get leaks..........simples
Or have you too much experience ?

 

[pmc]

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.

 

[dancinplumba]

Gosh, only 30 ? Nearly as many as me then

 

[mutley racers]

that is why I use Emery. No strands to go any where

 

[oily-rag]

I apply LACO with my finger.

 

[Keefy]

I apply LACO with my finger.

But where do you apply it?

 

[Mike Jackson]

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.

You mean you have never noticed any issues. As well as the potential for leaving contaminants on the pipe if you use it near sanitary ware it can leave rust marks after a few hours.

 

[dancinplumba]

Different planet

 

[villa_tom]

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.

Am I reading this correctly?

you use wire wool instead of a flux brush to apply flux? Or am I mis-reading this

 

[pmc]

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!

 

[villa_tom]

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!

Who me?

 

[dancinplumba]

Who me?

Yes you, who else ?

 

[dancinplumba]

Eyup the second messiah

 

[villa_tom]

Yes you, who else ?

When the word mistake is mentioned, I heard your name is never normally far behind?

 

[dancinplumba]

When the word mistake is mentioned, I heard your name is never normally far behind?

Funny that I was talking to your ma an pa the other day and they said that about you.... Strange

 

[Mike Jackson]

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!

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?

 

[pmc]

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

 

[dancinplumba]

Eyup, dummies been thrown out

 

[pmc]

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.

 

[dancinplumba]

Never had a leak before ? You must be bursting or you are not a proper plumber

 

[Kyle87]

What's happened to this forum. There's always some random causing trouble with the regulars.

 

[Whl4852]

What's happened to this forum. There's always some random causing trouble with the regulars.

Agreed!

 

[dancinplumba]

What's happened to this forum. There's always some random causing trouble with the regulars.

Sorry :-(

 

[villa_tom]

Sorry :-(

Go to your room

 

[Dannypipe]

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.

 

[dancinplumba]

To all, it's advice, unless it's to advise

 

[Dannypipe]

Whoops!

 

[tamz]

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.

 

[Dannypipe]

I disagree, it's totally relevant. It doesn't get much more 'grass roots' than how you sweat a joint.

 

[tamz]

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.

 

[Rickster123]

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.

Isnt it time we had another "how many wraps of ptfe do you use" thread?!

 

[kay-jay]

There are two ways to do anything....


The right way and the wrong way.

 

[Rickster123]

There are two ways to do anything....


The right way and the wrong way.

No it's my way or the wrong way!