Reacti0n7 t1_itlnq96 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 3:46 PM

I would recommend Oatey 95 tinning flux and just some plumbing solder. You can get by with Propane or Map Gas (yellow bottle - hotter).

If you are worried about the wall, they also make flame retardant cloth - that do a good job of shielding heat.

Keep a spray bottle of water handy as well, if something would happen to get too hot.

Dorammu OP t1_itox6d7 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 6:18 AM

This was the answer I was hoping for, my propane torch didn’t seem to be hot enough to melt the silver solder I got first, and I don’t have easy access to oxy/acetylene and don’t want to buy a new torch. Not sure why all of the plumbers here don’t use solder, but mostly it’s o-ring fittings these days.

Thanks for the tips! Fingers crossed my joins are good…