Can I continue with the flux I put on the pipe yesterday

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lmei007

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I got ready some copper pipe joints with flux yesterday but I didn't get a chance to solder them. Can I continue to solder them or I have to clean them up and redo the flux? The flux is the Oatey #95 Tinning Flux.
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I am not familiar with that flux, but some brands will cause rapid oxidation and needs to be soldered within minutes of applying. I would pull apart a joint and inspect it.
 

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I got ready some copper pipe joints with flux yesterday but I didn't get a chance to solder them. Can I continue to solder them or I have to clean them up and redo the flux? The flux is the Oatey #95 Tinning Flux.
thanks
You can, I wouldn't. And by the time you logged in here and typed this message, you could have had them all re-fluxed
 

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Clean, flux, solder one joint at a time. Don't try to somehow save time by cleaning and fluxing ahead.
 
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