sjlammer
Well-Known Member
i have soldered a bunch of different things on my brewery, all with great success. However, i just made a new pickup tube for the center bottom outlet on my keggle.
I brewed a batch of pale ale, and when i pulled the new pick-up tube out of the kettle to drain it, I noticed that the solder was a bright greenish/gold color. all of my other solder joints are the usually dingy silver color.
I have not changed solder or fluxes, and am using an oatley lead free silver solder, and a quality solder (SOS greenless paste flux) reccommended by my local plumbing supply house.
The only think i did differently was i washed it with oxyclean first, then rinsed and dipped it in a weak vinegar solution, then washed it with soap, and rinsed.
Just to clarify, the color is not like this:
http://www.thecountrygardener.co.uk/library/images/verdigris urn.jpg
It is the color of this:
http://www.houstoncars.org/wp-content/uploads/Mazda2Realphotos_85F5/2008mazda2rear1.jpg
What should i do to fix this?
I brewed a batch of pale ale, and when i pulled the new pick-up tube out of the kettle to drain it, I noticed that the solder was a bright greenish/gold color. all of my other solder joints are the usually dingy silver color.
I have not changed solder or fluxes, and am using an oatley lead free silver solder, and a quality solder (SOS greenless paste flux) reccommended by my local plumbing supply house.
The only think i did differently was i washed it with oxyclean first, then rinsed and dipped it in a weak vinegar solution, then washed it with soap, and rinsed.
Just to clarify, the color is not like this:
http://www.thecountrygardener.co.uk/library/images/verdigris urn.jpg
It is the color of this:
http://www.houstoncars.org/wp-content/uploads/Mazda2Realphotos_85F5/2008mazda2rear1.jpg
What should i do to fix this?
