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Certainly look up Flagg Flow T.P Fittings
T.P thread-less copper fittings will FIT on schedule 40/80 /120 Brass pipe Ideally it should be brazed but soldering will hold domestic water pressures
Also many solder fittings ARE CAST BRASS rather then wrought copper
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∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoAs long as it is a sweat fitting. The term for soldering copper is to sweat it. Don't ask me why.
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How do you solder copper to brass fittings?
Take either an SOS pad or a wire brush and rough up both the inside of the brass fitting and outside of copper pipe, put the copper pipe into the fitting and solder around it.
Can you solder a threaded copper fitting?
Yes
Can pure brass be soldered using plumbing solder?
Solder can be used on any grade of brass or copper.
How do you solder electric wires to a brass fitting?
*Yes you can solder brass, as long as it isn't the decorative polished brass. They have used brass fittings in plumbing for years and years. It has the same characteristics as copper.
Can you connect brass fitting to copper fitting by soldering?
Sure why not
What is an example of a metal alloy?
Solder, (lead + tin); Brass, (copper + zinc); Bronze, (copper + tin).
How can you fix a dishwasher leak with a copper fitting?
1st you need to know where the leak is. The only time a copper fitting or brass fitting will fix a leak is in the watersupply connection.
What is a sweat inlet?
It is probably referring to the type of fitting. A fitting that is soldered to a copper pipe. It is called sweating when you use solder and a torch to connect copper pipe together or attach fittings to copper pipe.
How do you solder steel and copper?
You cannot solder Steel BUT you can braze steel and copper and you can thread steel and then use a copper x female adapter Or finf a steel fitting and use a C x M adapter
Can you connect brass to copper pipe?
Yes, you can either solder them or fit mechanical (threaded) fittings.
Can you connect chromed steel pipe directly to copper or do you need a brass fitting between?
In order to connect a chromed steel pipe to a copper pipe, you will need a brass fitting. These two pipes will not fit into each other otherwise.
Why are metals usually more useful when they are mixed?
Tin, copper, lead. (So Bronze, solder, brass.)
