Squints2See
Member
Quick question,
When soldering copper pipe joints, will a bad sweating job show up right away once its cooled down and youve tested for leaks? If there are no leaks, does that mean that the joint is good and will be stable, or can you initially have a leak free joint and in the future have a failure due to poor sweating technique? Just wondering, as I have a few joints ive done during a bathroom install that are not to pretty, as I tend to always use a little to much solder .......but after testing appear to be leak free...
Thanks for any input given.
Todd
P.S........One more question, Will copper water supply pipe always seem to be damp on the outside of the pipe, or should it feel totally dry?
When soldering copper pipe joints, will a bad sweating job show up right away once its cooled down and youve tested for leaks? If there are no leaks, does that mean that the joint is good and will be stable, or can you initially have a leak free joint and in the future have a failure due to poor sweating technique? Just wondering, as I have a few joints ive done during a bathroom install that are not to pretty, as I tend to always use a little to much solder .......but after testing appear to be leak free...
Thanks for any input given.
Todd
P.S........One more question, Will copper water supply pipe always seem to be damp on the outside of the pipe, or should it feel totally dry?