progressive hunter
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One last time, there is a point where the internal copper pipe butts up to the external pipe--the solder does NOT enter the water course--it fills a capillary gap and holds the two pipes together. Maybe this graphic will make it clear, but I seriously doubt it.The solder fills the gap. That means it touches the water.OK Einstein, when you slide the small pipe into the expanded end of the pipe it can only go in 1-1.5 inches and then it stops because it butts up to the necked down expansion. If the end of the small pipe is square, there will be a hairline opening .001" or less. The solder does not enter the water course of the pipe--it only serves to hold the pipe in place. Truth be known, the impurities in the water will soon fill that .001 crack and no, the water will not contact the solder. SMH.OK I'll make it really simple. You have a sweat joint with say a straight pipe and an elbow. You clean the outside of the pipe and the inside of the elbow, then you slide the elbow onto the pipe. Fits kinda snug but is not water tight, trust me if you turned the water on now it would blow the two pieces apart. . The solder fills the gap between the two pieces of copper, fills it completely otherwise it would leak. So not only does the solder weld the two pieces of copper together it acts as the seel to keep the water in. The water is pushing on the solder so of course it comes in contact with it.If you aren't smart enough to know that you need to solder a copper sweat joint I highly doubt that you worked with that medium. Better yet, you put a sweat joint together without solder and stand under it while I turn the water on.How many copper pipes have you soldered? None, didn't think so. I made my living working with just that medium. The configuration of the soldered joint never allows the water to contact the solder. The solder just holds the pipe in place. Just STFU, you don't know shit.I don't think solder ever comes in contact with the water on a copper pipe joint if it is done right. So that is a non-issue as well.
The solder is what makes the joints watertight, of course it comes into contact with the water. That's why they banned it.
how does it make it water tight if it never touches the water??
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according to your diagram the water touchs the solder,,
and thats in a perfect world,, the chances of a straight cut and a solid compression against the back of the fitting is ZERO,,,