Soldering flux is (or at least, should be) one of the ubiquitous features of any electronics bench. It serves the purpose of excluding oxygen from a solder joint as it solidifies, and in most ...

Push the joint together until the copper tube seats at full depth. Wipe off excess flux with a disposable shop rag. The post How To Solder Copper Pipe appeared first on Family Handyman.

In fact, you only need a hot air gun, flux, a soldering iron and some solder wick to perform the replacement – no reballing equipment. Put some kapton or metal tape on the board for heat ...