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How do you apply your flux?
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tamz
You only need 14 your wasting tape :lol:
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Guest123
Everyone will do it the way that works best for them.
I've always fluxed both and Yorkshire fittings will back me up with that as that is what they recommend.
I've always fluxed both and Yorkshire fittings will back me up with that as that is what they recommend.
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kay-jay
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Kyle87
And my way lol
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tamz
That one is easy shut the door, leave the lid off and who cares :smile:
Yorkshire Traditional Flux HOW MUCH?! Yorkshire traditional flux 500 gm tub
Yeah, but if you get hungry you can eat it. (jokes obviously !)
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tamz
Last one i bought last year was about a fiver for a wee tin. Use it if you want really neat joints.
Never tried it, what's it like, I mean is it similar to LA-CO or is it white like... like that other one, forgot what it's called lol.
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Rickster123
But how and why does it give neat joints? Never heard of it or seen it before.
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mountainman
It's brown and has the consistency of grease or Vaseline and indeed it is called Yorkshire flux.
It's still available and widely used for soldering electronic components.
It's still available and widely used for soldering electronic components.
I think its none cleaning, the fittings and pipe have to be rubbed bright and the exact correct amount of heat applied, doesnt snot like the self cleaning flux la-co etc
How dare you..........
Think I'll give it a try some time. Here it is on Yorkshire's own site for anyone interested: Pegler Yorkshire
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tamz
Its greeny brown colour. Not self cleaning so your fittings and pipe need to be spotless. The solder only runs where it is cleaned. Fry's fluxite and telux are similar. Smells lovely but nips worse than everflux in a cut. It has zinc chloride in it.
Btw you can make your own flux if you can be bothered. Throw a bit zinc in some spirits of salt and let it dissolve.
Btw you can make your own flux if you can be bothered. Throw a bit zinc in some spirits of salt and let it dissolve.
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mountainman
I thought that an irrelevant was a big grey mammal with a trunk!
I always make sure my pipe and fittings are spotless before applying anyway so I'd hardly be having to change my habits, can't stand seeing people just fluxing a dirty pipe 'because the flux will clean it'. Does sound good this Yorkshire flux though.
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Guest123
Back in the day my tradesman used it for lubricating the o rings of soil pipe. How times have changed!
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tamz
Try it. Most merchants will have one of them in stock.
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Guest123
It used to come in wee tins like the ones used for Kiwi shoe polish didn't it?
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tamz
I went out to the shed and here are 2 different traditional ones for those who have never seen it. Frys and Telux both much the same as is Yorkshire.
I even sparked up the lamp for a wee sniff of the nostalgia Danny :smile:
I even sparked up the lamp for a wee sniff of the nostalgia Danny :smile:
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