Hi all, I was doing a pressure test on a Vapalux M1 and found this crack in the solder of the Jet Cleaner. Will ordinary solder with soldering Iron do the job? I want to use it if I can and not bin it.... Thanks!
Ordinary (plumber’s) solder will do. You might get away with just heating it until the solder that’s there melts. Tony
@Tony Press Theres not a lot of solder on it, so I might have a bash with a bit extra. Luckily I still have a soldering Iron for when I did electronic stuff before all this high tech came out. I think it still works......
A small blowtorch is probably better. The ones you get for chefs spring to mind... Electric solder is not quite the same as plumbers solder (it is harder, with a lower melting point), but it does have flux built in normally. Having said that you can't damage it with an electronics size soldering iron really so worth a go but I am not hopeful.
Update on this leak. It's not the solder, and its a bit of a puzzler. The paraffin is coming from the tank seal, despite being a new Viton one. I used the same seal on a different Jet Cleaner with no leaks whatsoever. I can only narrow it down to the thread possibly being worn, but to my mind that's not likely..... The leak takes place only with the original Jet Cleaner pictured above!
Have you changed the shaft seal, the one behind the knob under the knurled nut, as if this leaks it can give the impression that the cock seal is leaking.
@Rickylee , yes....The one in was fine, but I changed it just in case. Still leaks. So much so, that paraffin runs down all over the tank.
@Johnny19 Try a bit of plumber’s tape (ptfe tape) around the thread, but first make sure there are no nicks or burrs in the mating surfaces of the tank and jet cleaner. Tony
A dunk test may reveal the exact location of the leak. What is this mark ? Highly unlikely but could it be a crack in the brass ?
