Clean and Flux Pipe Connections

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What happens here

Clean the ends of the copper pipe and the interior of the valve fittings using a multi-brush cleaner to remove any oxidation or debris. Apply flux generously to both the male and female surfaces that will be joined. Use a pencil reamer to remove any burrs from the cut edges of the copper pipe, as burrs can impede water flow and joint integrity.

Goal: Prepare pipe and fitting surfaces for optimal soldering.

Tools and materials

Multi-Brush Cleaner — Cleaning copper pipes and fittings
Pencil Reamer — Removing burrs from pipe ends
Flux — Preparing surfaces for soldering

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is awful. And we got to go inside. Just make sure you're touching everything there. Okay, get all this fluxed up. We're going to let little little fix it hit a joint here. Another thing you want to do here is you want to ream out that pipe. You do not want any burr on that. Working it back and forth a little bit until we start seeing that flame go green. You'll be able to tell once that flame goes green.

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