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- From: richg@hatch.socal.com (Rich Greenberg)
- Subject: Re: Sticky paste in plumbing
- Message-ID: <Bs0Gx1.7B@hatch.socal.com>
- Organization: Hatch Usenet and E-mail. Playa del Rey, CA
- References: <1992Jul26.141414.19582@crd.ge.com>
- Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 19:31:49 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul26.141414.19582@crd.ge.com> joseph@c2a.crd.ge.com (joseph) writes:
-
- >Yesterday when I was walking around in the basement of my house,
- >I noticed something which has gotten me worried. I have copper
- >plumbing, and the welding material (lead ?) used to join sections
- >of pipe together seem to be melting. This happens only on
- >pipes carrying hot water. The welding material has turned into
- >sort of a sticky paste.
-
- >Anybody know why this is happening, and what the remedy is ?
- >Any advice and/or opinions before I get ripped off by a plumber
- >will be appreciated.
-
- I would guess that the plumber used too much flux on the solder when
- installing the pipes. The "welding material" is solder which is a
- silvery colored metal. Wipe off the paste with paper towels and dispose
- of the towels. CAUTION: some types of flux are corrosive.
- Keep an eye on the pipes and watch for corroded metal and water
- leaks.
- --
-
- Rich Greenberg - N6LRT - 310-649-0238 - richg@hatch.socal.com
-