How to Repair a Broken Copper Pipe in Your Home A quick and easy, no-soldering fix for your burst pipe. Tools Required Disconnect clip Emery cloth Large bucket Pipe Cutter Materials Required Straight slip repair coupling Project step-by-step (8) Step 1 Shut off the Water Locate the shutoff valve to your water main and close [...]
Tips for Repairing a Leaking Copper Water Pipe You can easily fix a leaking copper pipe with a repair sleeve. You’ll only have to cut out the affected pipe section and solder the gap with a repair sleeve. You’ll need the following tools and materials for the repair project: Propane torch Tuber cutter Solder Emery [...]
Cutting and Joining Copper Pipes - How to Cut and Join Copper Pipes Not every house is built the same, therefore, any piping installed in your home will have to be customized to fit. This means that cutting and fitting copper piping will be a necessary skill to know. Read on to learn more about [...]
Copper Tube Corrosion Resistance No other plumbing material has the service performance record of copper water tube and fittings. Copper tube has been used for hot and cold water systems since the 1930s. And it is not uncommon for these early installations to still be performing satisfactorily 60 years later! There are thousands upon thousands [...]
Soldering Copper Tube Soldering is a process that joins base metals using a filler metal (solder) which melts at a lower temperature than the base metals. Most soldering is done with solders that melt at temperatures ranging from approximately 175oC (350oF) to 290oC (550oF). In order to consistently make satisfactory joints, the sequence of operations [...]
