How to Weld Copper Pipe?
Are you seeking for a non-soldering method to connect two copper pipe pieces? You’re in luck if so! The most straightforward and effective method for connecting two copper pipe segments is gas welding. Let’s get started and discover how it’s done.
What You Will Need
You will require a few materials to gas weld your copper pipes. Most essential, you will require the following items, which you may get from any shop online or in a home improvement store: a propane torch, some flux paste, a 1/2-inch round file, and some welding goggles. The metal is cleaned with the flux paste before to welding. When welding, always careful to wear long sleeves and trousers because sparks can fly as you work.
Gas Welding Process
It’s time to start now that you have everything you need! Start by polishing the copper pipe’s ends with steel wool or emery cloth until they are clean and bright. Next, use your finger or a cotton swab to add some flux paste to each end. After completing this procedure, secure the propane torch to the pipe’s one end by making sure it fits securely. The flame should be adjusted so that it is about two inches long and blue in colour. It normally takes about 10 seconds, but it may take longer or shorter depending on how thick your pipe is, to point the flame at one end of the pipe and move it back and forth until it is red hot. On the opposite end of the copper pipe, repeat this procedure. Finally, remove any extra flux paste from the area where you applied heat with your round file.
Once both ends have reached the proper temperature, align them so that they overlap by about an inch or two and hold them firmly in place until they have completely cooled down. This should take approximately 15 minutes, but it will depend on how thick your pipes are. Congratulations, you’ve just finished your first copper pipe junction that was successfully gas-welded!
