JMThomas
New Member
I ran hot and cold copper water lines to a new half bathroom. Each line is maybe 50 feet with a dozen joints (had a few turns getting through!)
I'm guilty of double fluxing and using WAY too much flux, inside and out, and undoubtedly pushed a lot of it into the pipe. (Me culpa!) The flux was Otey #95 Lead Free Tinning Flux, which I've had open for a year or maybe even two.
I removed the aerator from the sink and ran both hot and cold lines 50% open for half an hour. I still have a terrible taste of flux, and ironically the hot water is worse than the cold. (One would expect the heated water to dissolve/transport the flux better than the cold...)
It is reasonable (not difficult) to open the new lines again where they take off from the pre-existing plumbing and run something special through them, if that would help.
Has anyone fixed this problem?
Thanks!
PS: I've leaned my lesson about fluxing, so let's concentrate on undoing the damage I've already done.
I'm guilty of double fluxing and using WAY too much flux, inside and out, and undoubtedly pushed a lot of it into the pipe. (Me culpa!) The flux was Otey #95 Lead Free Tinning Flux, which I've had open for a year or maybe even two.
I removed the aerator from the sink and ran both hot and cold lines 50% open for half an hour. I still have a terrible taste of flux, and ironically the hot water is worse than the cold. (One would expect the heated water to dissolve/transport the flux better than the cold...)
It is reasonable (not difficult) to open the new lines again where they take off from the pre-existing plumbing and run something special through them, if that would help.
Has anyone fixed this problem?
Thanks!
PS: I've leaned my lesson about fluxing, so let's concentrate on undoing the damage I've already done.