Good Morning
I have a quick question for you all !
The other day I wiped off a very green stain from the copper gas pipe inside my house. The pipe runs to the boiler.
It wiped off with a drop Brasso and there was no sign of a mark on the copper, where the green stain had been.
I now understand that this is caused by flux which was not wiped off the outside of the pipe which over time has started to corrode the copper.
The copper pipework was installed in 2013 in a new house.
I understand that modern flux is non acidic.
What I am wondering about is whether any excess flux, that may be inside the copper pipework, could over a long time corrode through the pipe ?
I would appreciate your comments.
Cheers
I have a quick question for you all !
The other day I wiped off a very green stain from the copper gas pipe inside my house. The pipe runs to the boiler.
It wiped off with a drop Brasso and there was no sign of a mark on the copper, where the green stain had been.
I now understand that this is caused by flux which was not wiped off the outside of the pipe which over time has started to corrode the copper.
The copper pipework was installed in 2013 in a new house.
I understand that modern flux is non acidic.
What I am wondering about is whether any excess flux, that may be inside the copper pipework, could over a long time corrode through the pipe ?
I would appreciate your comments.
Cheers