need help right away anyone out there

[wolfe126]

hi i need someones advise on a problem i have here solder didn't hold have a leak now water is still not all drained from the pipe can not get solder to heat up enough to pull apart any suggestions

 

[loafer]

If you can't otherwise drain the pipe, you may have to cut it.

 

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[Jadnashua]

A wet vac may help. A Sharkbite fitting slides on...no soldering. That can be a permanent fix, or it can be removed later when you decide to then solder things.

 

[Gary Swart]

To sweat a joint there are some requirements that must be met or the joint absolutely will not hold. 1. The pipe must be free of water. 2. The pipe ends and the fitting insides must be sanded or brushed perfectly clean. 3. The joint must be fluxed. 4. Heat must be applied to the fitting so as to heat the joint to the point the solder will flow when applied to the joint. Melting the solder with the torch will not produce a good joint. Those conditions are inflexible. What you have to do get the water out of the pipes depends on the situation. You may have to make several cuts to get the pipe dry then reassemble. You may have to get creative.