Our hot water tank was replaced about 10 years ago. I discovered recently that there was a weeping joint in the hot water pipe next to the tank.
I tried draining the pipe and heating the joint before adding more solder. This reduced the amount of water coming out but it didn't solve the problem.
Thankfully there is was enough slack in the pipe that I could cut the old joint out of the system and put a new yorkshire fitting in place. However unlike previous yorkshire and end feed fittings I have used there is not enough space to get the blowtorch all the way round this one. I heated the joint up and applied a little extra solder before letting it cool. The joint is now sealed but as you can see from the pictures the lower solder joint has barely crept onto the pipe from the elbow.
Does this look OK or should I be draining and applying a little more heat?
I tried draining the pipe and heating the joint before adding more solder. This reduced the amount of water coming out but it didn't solve the problem.
Thankfully there is was enough slack in the pipe that I could cut the old joint out of the system and put a new yorkshire fitting in place. However unlike previous yorkshire and end feed fittings I have used there is not enough space to get the blowtorch all the way round this one. I heated the joint up and applied a little extra solder before letting it cool. The joint is now sealed but as you can see from the pictures the lower solder joint has barely crept onto the pipe from the elbow.
Does this look OK or should I be draining and applying a little more heat?