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In this episode, we're teaching advanced brazing and soldering skills for copper piping with Mike Belanger from the Copper Development Association. Mike teaches soldering and brazing fundamentals: proper cutting, reaming, cleaning, minimal fluxing, full insertion, correct heat application. This session also covers vital tips for how to properly braze starting with the foundations of what refrigeration techs need to know and how to make better joints and prevent leaks.

In this episode, we discuss:

(05:57) Soldering Basics

(11:17) Six-Step Joint Soldering Method

(15:42) Capillary Space Science

(18:31) Heat And Filler Technique

(20:00) Avoiding Voids And Leaks

(27:45) Brazing Method

(34:30) Flux Temperatures And Torches

(37:09) Torch Tip Sizing

(38:10) 3T Penetration Rule

(39:23) Fillet Shoulder Strength

(40:41) Braze Test Breakdown

(44:29) Annealing Pressure Derating

(48:29) Nitrogen Purging Essentials

(51:25) Dissimilar Metals and Flux

(55:13) High Pressure CO2 Piping

Helpful Links & Resources:

DOWNLOAD: The Copper Tube Handbook

Episode 20. Refrigeration Piping...Who Knew

Episode 108: CO2 Refrigeration High Pressure Copper Fittings with Tal Gutbir

Episode 386. CO2 Piping