Did not see a home improvement forum.

Has anyone ever seen such pipes used or a source for them. They are commonly used in some other countries. Basically solder is used to join the fittings / pipes.

I don't think I've seen copper pipes. Either old cast pipes or plastic (blue) ones all use joints.

Found this using Google - there are a few more too.

http://www.thainair.com/ENG/index.htm

they use copper for air con so it must be available

what you you want to use it for

Post before Yep !! unless you have a specific use plastic pipes and solvent is mostly used here.

Post where you are in Thailand is useful sometimes.

If you are running pipes under a concrete slab, continuous copper is the only way to go.

I have some sweat joints to do in USA to install faucet feed stems/valves but I wanted to get more experience/practice doing it so I wondered if the stuff is available in thailand. I have also seen copper epoxy.

Practice in the USA,everything readily available,

Half an hour,practice should do it

Practice in the USA,everything readily available,

Half an hour,practice should do it

Indeed, it's not rocket science. Clean everything well with wire wool, plenty of flux, plenty of indirect heat (heat the pipe and the fitting but not the joint directly) and you're good to go.

If I can do it and not have leaks, anyone can

Do they still use wire wool? I used but that was more than 50 years ago so expected most would have changed to Scotch Brite when that was invented. They still cover with flux and apply bead of solder and let heat pull in? As I recall getting the solder bead all the way around was the key to avoiding leaks. That was one of the few things, other than pounding nails, that I could do as a teenager.

If you are running pipes under a concrete slab, continuous copper is the only way to go.

In the words of the song " It ain't necessarily so " in Thailand.

Steel wool corrodes quickly here. Happen to bring back some from the states awhile back. By the time I got to it, it was rusted. Spray it with WD-40 and store it in a plastic container. I found some later at one of the mom & pop shops. Same thing happened. High humidity.

Do they still use wire wool? I used but that was more than 50 years ago so expected most would have changed to Scotch Brite when that was invented. They still cover with flux and apply bead of solder and let heat pull in? As I recall getting the solder bead all the way around was the key to avoiding leaks. That was one of the few things, other than pounding nails, that I could do as a teenager.

Scotchbrite is too soft IMO. Wirewool not only cleans but scratches the copper to give the solder a better key. The problem with Copper piping now is the price has gone through the roof. You could also get 2 different kinds of fittings, in the UK they are called Yorkshire fittings with solder already inside or Endex fittings without solder.

By the way, do NOT spray your wire wool with WD40 if you intend using it to clean metal for soldering, the oil will totally screw the joint.

Keep your wire wool in its original packing until you're ready to use it, once it's opened put it in a tupperware box (nick it from the Missus) and it won't go rusty.

I have some sweat joints to do in USA to install faucet feed stems/valves but I wanted to get more experience/practice doing it so I wondered if the stuff is available in thailand. I have also seen copper epoxy.

Everything is available here. Solder and flux at the local hardware store. The air con guy that lives in my village uses the small orange cooking gas canister with a regulator and a welding torch head to sweat the joints. Uses steel wool to clean the pipes first.

The hand torch is what I have never seen here and have seen others posting as not available.

Never seen them either. You can buy the gas bottles, used in small portable cooktops, but I have never seen the valve and nozzle.

If you are running pipes under a concrete slab, continuous copper is the only way to go.

In the words of the song " It ain't necessarily so " in Thailand.

It sure isn't necessarily so....if you must do this, make sure any concrete you are running any kind of plumbing through has settled before doing it. I had to redo some PVC (read very easy to remedy) that was ran under a walkway next to the house that the little woman insisted had to be done before the house builders left....and of course it did finally settle...quite a bit....and broke a fitting. Luckily I was home and noticed it right away. If I had ran the pipe under the ground first, it would not have been affected. Even copper piping wouldn't have stretched that much. In all reality....it is not very wise to run any kind of plumbing through (read poured in the concrete) a fixed medium.

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As noted by other posters - any AC installer has what you need, but be warned it's very expensive.

Why copper? if for hot water plumbing, you could also look at using PPR pipes (green pipes).

I never said that is was cheap, but you never want joints in or under a concrete slab! Do it right the first time or dig it up later and do it again!

I never said that is was cheap, but you never want joints in or under a concrete slab! Do it right the first time or dig it up later and do it again!

PPR is welded together - I can't see how it would be any less durable than brazed copper?

Uk building regs used to state wrapping in plastic and hessian when in concrete. (copper piping)

How would that work for pvc?

Regards.

Do they still use wire wool? I used but that was more than 50 years ago so expected most would have changed to Scotch Brite when that was invented. They still cover with flux and apply bead of solder and let heat pull in? As I recall getting the solder bead all the way around was the key to avoiding leaks. That was one of the few things, other than pounding nails, that I could do as a teenager.

Scotchbrite is too soft IMO. Wirewool not only cleans but scratches the copper to give the solder a better key. The problem with Copper piping now is the price has gone through the roof. You could also get 2 different kinds of fittings, in the UK they are called Yorkshire fittings with solder already inside or Endex fittings without solder.

Lots of different grades of Scotchbrite, some of them can take the skin off an elephant. And it doesn't rust from sitting under the kitchen sink for 5 years.

Quite a few shops in BKK Chinatown sell copper tube in stick and roll form depending on the application and diameter. Try roaming the alleys around the big Khlong Thom market, and deep in the bowels of the market itself. Even if I don't find what I set out for, I never go home empty handed.

Instead of the ubiquitous (back home, anyway) propane torch, you may want to look for the smaller ones sold at a lot of hardware stores, especially the smaller Mom and Pop places. I think they can be set to burn a lot hotter than standard propane torches, but they can be adjusted. They look like souped up cigarette lighters with a trigger. Downside is the gas canisters are also tiny but they're an indigenous product so they don't have the price of a luxury item.

http://www.mechashop.com/store/product/Gas_Soldering_Iron-1854091-en.html