5 Spectacular Things About Yorkshire fittings.
Here we are going to join 2 copper pipelines utilizing Yorkshire fittings. These fittings have a ring of solder developed into the fitting which melts at temperature level and joins the pipe to the fitting. The pipelines ought to be cut as shown here, you will also need some flux and a heat gun/Blowtorch. Please note that plastic pipes can not be joined in this manner! Solder ring fittings are more costly than end feed fittings so if you are working on a big job you might want to utilize end feed fittings.
To solder the joints a blowtorch or a heat gun will be required
Flux will also be required as well as some wire wool or preferably a Scotchbrite pad for cleaning up the copper pipe
Here you can see the solder ring elbow fitting and the 2 pipelines which are to be connected.
Using some wire wool, clean the two ends of the pipeline that are to be placed into the elbow fitting. If you have one offered a Scotch-brite pad is chosen for cleaning the pipeline as it does not leave any metallic residue behind
The pipes should be tidy and shiny like this.
Now use some flux paste to the 2 pipeline ends with a brush or tidy rag, this will assist in guaranteeing that the copper pipe is tidy to make a sound join.
Insert the 2 pipelines into the fitting making sure that they are pressed all the way in. You can clean away any excess flux from the pipelines utilizing a rag!
Apply heat to the fitting. Point the flame from the heat weapon to the solder ring as this is where the heat is required
Guarantee you use heat to the fitting in a few different places to guarantee that the solder has melted around both pipes
The finished fitting will look like this, examine to make sure that the solder has actually melted and left a ring of solder around both pipelines.
Make sure the pipe is flushed completely by enabling water to run through the pipe for a minimum of 5 minutes before any water is used for washing or drinking!











