How To Solder Copper Pipe With A Heat Gun

Sweating copper joints can be done easily with a few simple steps.

How to solder copper pipe with a heat gun. Remove Flame from Fitting. Measure cut ream clean flux and add heat. Follow along and you will be soldering like a professional in no time.

Place the tip of the solder at the point where the solder iron tip and part you are soldering meet. The thicker a fitting the more heat it requires during the soldering process and the weak electric heat gun may tax your patience. Another great tool to consider using for soldering copper pipe is a propane torch.

Touch the Solder to the Pipe. Heat-shrinking plastic film - 200 to 300C. You will need a propane torch with a long hose such as one that you might find in a hardware store for plumbing.

Types of Torches Oxygen-fuel torch MAPP or propane. A tube that has water in it cannot be soldered. Apply the solderless copper bonding to the pipe.

2 Do NOT rub bump or move in any way until the solder has cooled and is fully solid. In this video a Dewalt heat gun is used to join two pieces of copper pipe using a solder ring fitting. Coat the cleaned wire with flux.

Apply Flux to Pipe. See it is that EZ. The solder began to melt on the copper plate and I happily filled the entire void with solder.