How to Solder Copper Pipe The CORRECT Way | GOT2LEARN

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Dude I wish everyone had the same brisk, get-to-the-point pace. No tedious intro with music, no rambling. Just instructions. Good ones, and thorough. Thank you.

Holy actual fuck, this is probably the epitome of a perfect tutorial video. Straight forward, no dead air, no explaining things that aren't related to the topic, and no advertising. It's just blunt explanation. Thank you for this.

I watched this video a few times, went to the store, came home, followed the steps as you laid them out and Im happy to report I just soldered 5 joints for the first time in my life... I had my wife turn on the water and I watched in absolute amazement as there wasn’t so much as a drip much less multiple high pressure geysers! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on this topic!! Such amazing content you’re providing! Keep it up!!!

Why oh why can't every instructional video be this perfect? 10/10!

Wow I been working for 3 year in the industry and no one ever explained it as good as you thank you

This is literally by far the best video for know how I have ever seen. No horseshit, just straight down to facts. Thumbs up all the way!!

I know that my project was pretty simple because everything was new, but after watching this, I sweated 32 connections in 3/4” copper with no leaks! I only had two that I had to re-flux and re-heat, and I only got one blister from touching a hot pipe. Thanks for a killer tutorial!!!!!

Straight to the point...I have a house that that just turned 113 years old...All the water lines are copper....You saved me a ton of $$ appreciate very much, thank you....

Finally a " How To " video where the guy actually knows what he is talking about. Great video. excellent camera work, text and delivery. 👍👍👍

Great video ! With exactly zero soldering experience, and watching this video twice, I made a plumbing repair at my new house on the first try. Thanks for the great explanations on how and why to do it right.

I literally just watched this and successfully soldered copper pipe into a steel housing fora coolant line that goes on an industrial blade grinder for our CNC machines!! THANK YOU!!

I just wanted to say thanks! We hired a so called plumber to come repair a leak in our wall. I told him I wanted to go back with copper pipe. He went and purchased $200 in shark bite fittings and the leak was even worse. Today I took all of that out and used your videos to repair the way I wanted it. The soldered joints don’t look that good but are holding strong. Again, thank you for the videos.

I've been doing this for forty years and This is so well done and to the point it makes me jealous. I don't think I could explain it better.

You always prep new fittings because they are shipped with a coating to stop any oxidation before being purchased. So they must be cleaned and sanded.

One key tip is to have no water in the pipes! If there is water there your going to fight getting a join

I like how you don't pause for people to read text explanations. If they need to, let THEM pause... and the rest of us can continue on fast-paced.👍

You forgot to ream or deburr or bevel the end of the pipe that’s going into the fitting, from the inside. You also flux that lip after reaming/deburring/beveling. The reaming helps prevent turbulance inside the pipe which helps the water flow and corrosion. The flux on the tip helps for better penetration and seal. Everything else is spot on. Nice video.

As a plumber I say you did a great job explaining this! A bit overheated, but I've seen worse. This is similar to the method described in the UPC training manual and for basic homeowner repair will suffice. Cool trick with the fitting brush! 2 imperative things weren't mentioned 1- Reaming the pipe, unreamed pipe will cause excess turbulence resulting in premature wear which over time will show itself in the form of a leak. 2 - I cannot emphasize this enough! Make sure there is no water remaining in the line!!! I don't care how well you prep the pipe, it will seem like you're soldering without flux and the quality of the joint will reflect that ( you'll be lucky if you do make a joint and even luckier if it stands even the shortest test of time.) Shut off the supply to the house and open both the lowest and highest fixtures to drain the system. Sometimes house shut offs don't hold and you have to turn the meter off. In my experience the meter doesn't entirely shut off and you have to disconnect it (worst case). If you're soldering a vertical section with trapped water, use a straw or piece of pipe smaller in diameter with your thumb over the top to extract the water.

Loved it, thank you! No filler, straight to the point, comprehensive yet concise