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PeoplesPastor
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Fixing a leak

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Hey everyone, I recently built a new part of my still room attach to my thumper and doing my vinegar and sac runs I noticed a pinhole leak. I plan to hit it with more solder but my question is if the solder (seemingly) will only be on the outside of the joint will I need to do another vinegar and sac run? Or is the inside still good to go.
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Will you use solder flux to solder the hole closed?

Can you guarantee that none of it has leaked back into the vessel?

Is it possible to physically clean/scrub all sides of the repair?

Do you want to risk construction and repair contamination into a spirit that you will consume?

Cleaning run(s) depend on your answers to these questions. You decide.
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Re: Fixing a leak

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SS is spot on.
The flux is the issue, and you will have to use it before the hole is soldered.
So flux is inside.
I would do both the vinegar run and a sac run to be sure.
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I appreciate the input everyone and it was along the lines I was thinking. I cannot guarantee that no flux will get the whole way in as I know that is the issue we are trying to clean out. Ive got some mash I want to run for actual consumption so not having to do another vinegar and sac run would have been nice but leaning on the side of caution is always good.
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Well if it leaks then it leaks from the inside and will be soldered also. So technically yes. If it is accessible to scrub clean, I would just wash with a vinegar solution then some heads. If it is not it's your call.
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acfixer69 wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:31 am Well if it leaks then it leaks from the inside and will be soldered also. So technically yes. If it is accessible to scrub clean, I would just wash with a vinegar solution then some heads. If it is not it's your call.
It actually would be easily accessible
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