DW85745
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The vertical copper pipes I need to braze have an outside rubber sleeve -- like HVAC pipe insulation e.g. Armaflex). Some sort of slip material (like grease or some other slick product) was used on the pipe to slide the insulation on. My concern is when I start heating up the pipe, this slip material will start to melt and run into my joint. I would prefer to remove as little of the insulation as possible and even then have only so much I can remove that is visible.
Hopefully someone has a simple good idea on how to stop this from happening?
One thought I had was to wrap tape (maybe duck because it is wide) around the pipe above the joint area and leave it unstuck at the top of the tape to create a sort of well. Then if the material runs, it will we caught in that well area.
Hopefully someone has a simple good idea on how to stop this from happening?
One thought I had was to wrap tape (maybe duck because it is wide) around the pipe above the joint area and leave it unstuck at the top of the tape to create a sort of well. Then if the material runs, it will we caught in that well area.
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