Flux Brushes

[MZR]

Does anyone know of any decent or good flux brushes im sick to death of using crap ones that fall apart after 2 mins of use i must have gone though about 10 in the past week

cheers all

 

[plumber0808]

I use ones from any merchants, they normally last me ages a few months.
what you doing with them?

 

[MZR]

well i wish i could say i was doing something other than applying flux to pipes

 

[AWheating]

search on ebay for craft or glue brushes, looking for the type that they use in infant schools etc......

 

[Mike Jackson]

Do you clean them off after use? I've had the same pack of 3 brushes for a year. Just the cheapo ones from plumbs.

 

[MZR]

nah i dont clean them i cut a hole in the top of the flux an just leave em in there lol

 

[Dannypipe]

Those all plastic (craft type) that someone mentions are really good. They dont rot like the metal or wood ones.

Most merchants don't sell em though.

I've actually started buying packs from B&Q. About £4 for 5 brushes which still aint cheap. Last me a good few months.

 

[kay-jay]

I can make mine last a good month and i brush the freshly soldered joints as well

 

[mutley racers]

I had one for about a yr. Lost it and bought the cheap set of 3 from plumb centre and lost them all in a week. I usually wipe them off at the end of the day

 

[PlumbBobBob]

i got my last lot off ebay

 

[Dannypipe]

and i brush the freshly soldered joints as well

Oh so you're one of them are you!!

 

[Meady]

Mine last me ages, I've been plumbing for nearly seven years and I'm only on my 5th or 6th brush. I get my mum to get mine as she works in a school so they are the good ones and there free

 

[Dannypipe]

I bend mine over in the tub of Ever Flux and when the tubs done, I chuck the brush too.

Considering how long a tub of flux lasts (months) I don't get through too many.

I'm really weird about getting grit and crap in the flux tub. I don't like it at all. If I get a load of grit in the tub, I'll get some paper towel and clean it out!

 

[buckley plumb]

i use the ones from pts seem to last a few months - my mate is old school he uses his finger .

 

[Dannypipe]

If I used my finger with Ever Flux, I wouldn't have a finger tip by the end of the month.

After years of using it, for some reason it's started to eat me. I'm trying to use Powerflow, but had a leaky joint the other week.

I have about one dodgy joint a year, if that normally. So a bit unnerving, but probably just a coincidence.