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I recently acquired a 10 gal stainless beverage dispenser on ebay hoping to use as a mash tun. It has a bulkhead fitting soldered in, however the solder joint is cracked both inside and outside due to a dumb*ss seller on ebay and their poor packaging for shipping.
I considered trying to repair the solder joint as is, but this thing is filthy as well and I don't think I could get the existing solder and fitting clean enough to ensure a bond with the space restriction inside this thing.
I would like to remove the existing fitting, clean up the stainless surfaces and either start over and solder or have a new fitting tig welded in. I have extensive experience in electronics and surface mount component soldering, but next to no experience in soldering potable connections or the materials used to do so.
My question is, can I just heat this back up and wick the old solder off using a copper braid similar to solder wick? Do I need any special chemicals to clean up the stainless before starting over? Any other advice before I get started?
I have skimmed through the soldering stainless thread and didn't find any information related to reversing the solder procedure.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I considered trying to repair the solder joint as is, but this thing is filthy as well and I don't think I could get the existing solder and fitting clean enough to ensure a bond with the space restriction inside this thing.
I would like to remove the existing fitting, clean up the stainless surfaces and either start over and solder or have a new fitting tig welded in. I have extensive experience in electronics and surface mount component soldering, but next to no experience in soldering potable connections or the materials used to do so.
My question is, can I just heat this back up and wick the old solder off using a copper braid similar to solder wick? Do I need any special chemicals to clean up the stainless before starting over? Any other advice before I get started?
I have skimmed through the soldering stainless thread and didn't find any information related to reversing the solder procedure.
Thanks in advance for any advice.