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...and just to add to the list of fluxes, - I use grease based fluxes - mainly the Fluxite one but also the very similar Yorkshire Traditional flux.
They are fairly non aggressive, although should be wiped off with damp cloth later. Fittings & pipes need cleaned though by right prior to soldering. Can burn a bit if you overheat a fitting but the results are perfect joints. The leaded solder especially on end feed fittings will flow really well. I use these fluxes tbh because I have always used them, but also I know they do a professional job. The more aggressive active fluxes like Everflux will save you cleaning much & therefore you will earn more I guess. Laco I might try as it is non toxic I believe.
They are fairly non aggressive, although should be wiped off with damp cloth later. Fittings & pipes need cleaned though by right prior to soldering. Can burn a bit if you overheat a fitting but the results are perfect joints. The leaded solder especially on end feed fittings will flow really well. I use these fluxes tbh because I have always used them, but also I know they do a professional job. The more aggressive active fluxes like Everflux will save you cleaning much & therefore you will earn more I guess. Laco I might try as it is non toxic I believe.
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iiplumbing
Are there any fluxes that wont turn your fingers green?
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TimeServed
Used only Powerflow for years and last week was giving a small 50g tub of Laco, this week I just bought a 475g tub of..........Laco.
At the end of the day they all do what they say on the tin.
At the end of the day they all do what they say on the tin.
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Macca2009
I know what you mean there with that one. I have always used Yorkshire flux (mainley cos I robed loads of it at an old firm) Sadly ive run out now and have had to buy some (my god its a cost i have never had to incur before, my prices are going up lol) i have just bought some La Co today and used it on my own CH sytem that I have just put in at home. I will be inspecting the joints good and proper tomorrow now. I was confused though about which one is best, and after reading this post I still am 🙁. I think I do prefer Yorkshire though. We was banned from using Power Flow at one company as they had a spate of pin holing on new pipework.
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kay-jay
hannah, dont worry, you will get used to the whichever one you use at college and probably just stick with that, or you will find an employer and use what he/she does.
something to bear in mind though with rising solder prices is that more plumbers are using the cheaper leaded solder on all non-potable applications powerflow flux (the yellow tubs) is specifically for lead free solder as it is allegedly to aggressively corrosive for leaded solder
something to bear in mind though with rising solder prices is that more plumbers are using the cheaper leaded solder on all non-potable applications powerflow flux (the yellow tubs) is specifically for lead free solder as it is allegedly to aggressively corrosive for leaded solder
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buckley plumb
if lead free solder gets anymore expensive we would never use leaded on cold water would we :thinking:.its like everything else in this country - they want use to eat healthy but chips are cheaper than a salad -they want us to use leadfree but its nearly 3 times more expensive its mad
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Mike Jackson
All of them if you wear gloves. I wish I hadn't been so macho in my younger years and worn gloves and knee pads. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, I stopped wearing trainers about 15 years ago after I trod on a nail and ended up in casualty, I wish I'd extended it to all of the PPE.
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Ermintrude
Nitrile gloves better than latex, latex better than dermatitis
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supper plumb
flux really i mean for flux sake!!!!
i like everflux, mostly because there is not one hell of a mess on the brush after using it like laco ond the others! everflux is much more solid in the pot! , but i love the powerflow yellow tubs ( the ones the same size as a coke can ish) to keep stuff in the van once i give them a clean out, i keep olives and stuff in them! as the writing says on the everlfux pot ......" best flux in the world" !!!!!
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woodytheplumber
Power flow for me i have just always used it and i get it on the cheep
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Gray0689
Powerflow for me too
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Hannah
Right thankyou alot of information to take in...
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Thankyou guys x
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lame plumber
NOKORODE® Regular Paste Flux » RectorSeal
been using this a year, wouldnt go back to laco or pwerwhatever again, its clean, doesnt hurt cuts and doesnt green up the copper, wipes clean no brainer imho
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kay-jay
who stocks it lame? and how much do they want for it?
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