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F Murtz
I am in Australia and have been having a discussion in a usenet group about soldering pipe. I have been assuming that Australia and UK would be similar.I have a son who is a plumber and he says that In Australia silver solder is specified in new buildings (units, flats,domestic complexes, high rises, industrial) for copper pipe (mostly 5% sometimes 2% And is used by most plumbers in other places.
In this discussion in the UK usenet group I have been told plumbers in the UK don't use silver solder (copper silver phosphor alloy) just soft solder,which I find hard to believe.
Do British plumbers use silver solder (copper silver phosphor alloy)for joining copper pipe in the uk or are they stuck with the old fashioned methods . May be joints are not soldered as much in the UK and you use quickfit substitutes but if they are soldered what do you use?
What is specified on new jobs?
In this discussion in the UK usenet group I have been told plumbers in the UK don't use silver solder (copper silver phosphor alloy) just soft solder,which I find hard to believe.
Do British plumbers use silver solder (copper silver phosphor alloy)for joining copper pipe in the uk or are they stuck with the old fashioned methods . May be joints are not soldered as much in the UK and you use quickfit substitutes but if they are soldered what do you use?
What is specified on new jobs?