what type of flux

[sheff paul]

As the title says whats your favourite flux,personally prefer yorkshire traditional on seen work,and Laco anywhere else.

 

[Barry98]

One with the red lid

 

[Meady]

Love a good old bit of ever flux red lid is laco

 

[sheff paul]

Love a good old bit of ever flux red lid is laco

next time i catch a ''dose'' on a night out i may have a tub of Laco at hand for instant anti bacterial properties

 

[Rickster123]

Laco for me. Great stuff!

 

[PlumbBobBob]

have used laco, but at the moment i'm using powerflow.

 

[Paulus]

I always use powerflow, it was used by the guy who taught everything I know so I have never considered using anything else. Are there cheaper alternatives?

 

[iain85]

Apparently power flow is the one, but for the extra price of it I'd take lack every time.

 

[Chalked]

Laco for me.
the bloke I was an apprentice to used fluxite! Wes like axle grease.

 

[leethegasman]

We use power flow flux.

 

[jefaz]

Laco for moi

 

[wattsie1987]

Laco for me too.

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

Everflux is best!

 

[Chalked]

Everflux is best!

Laco is best !

only one way to settle this! :66:

 

[lame plumber]

been using this for a year, doesnt leave a horrible green gunk and clean hands, no leaks so luv it.

 

[Killy Bing]

View attachment 16261 been using this for a year, doesnt leave a horrible green gunk and clean hands, no leaks so luv it.

where do you get it lame? can't find it anywhere

 

[EPH]

Ever flux, best flux in the world.

If it wasn't true then they wouldn't be allowed to put it on the tub

 

[Ermintrude]

Use bum center own brand . Same as yellow tub but 65% cheaper.

Used to use laco but harder to get pipes shining have dazzling fittings !

 

[Ermintrude]

Ever flux

I find power sticks when fitting.

Laco doesn't slef clean enough

Traditional isn't too bad. Just very greasy

Flux all over hands and then the bstard elbow won't come back off!

 

[Kyle87]

As I've said before I like power flow especially as when soldering outside in the snow once and found laco burned off before the pipe even got warm.

Power flow doesn't burn so quick so gives pipe a chance to heat up. It's all I use now.

And yes it can stick on 15mm. Always seems ok on 22mm upwards.

And same reason as above when heating 28mm pipe the flux doesn't burn as quick as laco would

 

[Amac]

good old LACO, lamp anything up with that stuff.

 

[northcarr]

Ever flow every time :rockon2:

 

[lame plumber]

where do you get it lame? can't find it anywhere

my independant stocks it , ray will know how to find it, the photo was fm online stockist

 

[Bhoydavid]

Anyone ever used the fernox flux that comes in a blue tub and is like marmalade in colour but has the texture of thick frying pan grease. It's horrible stuff all round.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Powerflow - 16.5%
Laco - 38.6%
Everflux - 44.9%

 

[tamz]

Powerflow - 16.5%
Laco - 38.6%
Everflux - 44.9%

Personally i start itching looking at the blue lid knowing what is coming when i open it.

Laco blackens the pipe more but wipes off easily. If you are burning it dump the mapp gas.

 

[Best]

Grease based fluxes (traditional Yorkshire or Fluxite) are what I use & they are not very corrosive plus the solder flows well. Copper needs cleaned fairly well if using it.
All those cuttings of copper you find lying around that someone had put Everflux or similar flux on them & then not used because they had made a mistake, are seriously corroded, as is pipework below soldered joints if not cleaned after soldering. That's why I hate the stuff.

 

[jonnyswamp]

I'm a Laco man myself, used to use Powerflow but got fed up with it binding on fittings and ending up ruining a 90 bend cos it wouldn't spin a couple of degrees

Not sure about the flux that Lame uses, looks like its made by rectumseal! or are my eyes playing up again