How To Solder Copper Pipes Whilst Renovating My 300 Year Old French Farmhouse

Here I demonstrate how to solder copper pipes together so basically a little plumbing tutorial which shows you how to do this in real time. I am doing the last connection for the water supply pipe for my electric shower.
Most of the shower cold water feed pipe is in modern 16mm plastic pipe which is generally easier to install being possibly push fit or compression. Ultimately though the new plastic pipe work has to join into the old properties existing hot and cold water plumbing system in an old house.
Unfortunately in old houses, farmhouses and Victorian houses this can be far from straightforward with the possibility of old lead pipes too, which should be removed where possible. There can also be a big variance in pipe sizes and with old imperial sizes that are no longer manufactured adding to the complications.
I hope you find this video interesting and helpful and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask and I will try and reply in the comments.
Alistair
#plumbing #soldering #renovation #showers

[@billpang4797]

Is the pipe your soldering 16 mm. The torch your you are using does not fit the gas bottles in France. I bought a converter to use the gas bottles. It was about £40. I have the code number for that Torch if you need it.