Lithnights
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I know by reading and by experience that there can be NO water near the join when trying to solder.
But that leads me to wonder how close water CAN be to the join? e.g. if I have 1/2" copper running horizontally and there is a T installed which copper piece running up vertically from the T.... If I want to solder a cap onto that vertical copper (or unsolder an existing cap), how far away must the cap be from the 1/2" horizontal pipe that may have water? I would think the heat would make the standing water boil and thus jump up to the join area, thus making soldering impossible? Or is it fine as long as no water is TOUCHING the join area?
Hopefully my attachment (2nd grade drawing using Paint) helps explain what I mean.
I would try to drain all water but that's not always possible in this type of situation.
Thanks,
But that leads me to wonder how close water CAN be to the join? e.g. if I have 1/2" copper running horizontally and there is a T installed which copper piece running up vertically from the T.... If I want to solder a cap onto that vertical copper (or unsolder an existing cap), how far away must the cap be from the 1/2" horizontal pipe that may have water? I would think the heat would make the standing water boil and thus jump up to the join area, thus making soldering impossible? Or is it fine as long as no water is TOUCHING the join area?
Hopefully my attachment (2nd grade drawing using Paint) helps explain what I mean.
I would try to drain all water but that's not always possible in this type of situation.
Thanks,
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