Found 46 results for the keyword ‘Joints’

Zoom Consultation - Drywall compound imperfections
Video conferencing, like Zoom, is known for head-to-head talks, but it is also a dynamic tool for interactive inspections, remote on-site consultations, and remote on-site teaching. In 2016 I tried to start a Zoom interactive webinar but back then, not many people were comfortable with video c...
Does your soldering job leak? Why is lead-free solder hard to work with? And new products to make life easier.
They took the lead out... Several years ago, throughout North America lead was removed from the solder used for making joints in copper pipes intended for carrying drinking water, just as before that we had removed lead from paint. Lead based solder is still available in stores for other tasks, ...
How do you solder copper pipes?
There are three key steps to making leak proof copper pipe joints. Clean off both the inside of the elbow and the outside of the pipe with steel wool or a special cleaner tool. Apply a soldering flux to both cleaned surfaces. The cleaning gets rid of contaminates and oxidation o...

Techniques for Installing Drywall

Aluminum to Copper electrical connectors
THE WIRE WORKS, THE CONNECTIONS ARE THE PROBLEM Aluminum wire does a good job of conducting electricity (although you do have to use one size larger wire than copper for the same electrical load) and can do the same job for less money. So for a short while it was used in houses for regular wirin...
Copper versus PEX plumbing pipes.
Copper is a trusted and proven piping for residential water systems. For years people have been interested in one form or another of more flexible plastic or mixed metal/plastic pipes that could be snaked through a house with fewer joints and easier installation. Unfortunately there have been m...