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[petesubman]

Has anyone ever done a soft solder repair to a wilesco steam block ,one of the threaded steam connections has come away, any information  on how to go about this would be great, regards  pete

[timg]

Hi Petesubman 

What material is the block made from ?



Spud

[petesubman]

The block is brass but nickel plated which may not allow soft soldering any help with this would be appreciated  regards Pete

[rhavrane]

Bonjour,
If you could remove ALL the glass parts of the boiler, I would suggest you to use sodium silicate :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRh2TG50T6c


If the boiler is completely filled with the mixture, you do not need much pressure to have the repair.

[petesubman]

Thanks for your reply  Raphael, the problem is with the valve block connections not the boiler regards  pete

[rhavrane]

Bonjour Pete,


Sorry, could you share with us a picture, that would help and avoid misunderstanding    ?[size=78%] [/size]

[steamboatmodel]

I have repaired a willesco d48 valve block using the 5% silver bearing solder. Cleaned it up well to remove oil, removed the plateing from the pipe and block using emery cloth and a drills  bit.

[petesubman]

Thanks for that steam boat, trying to find some pics Raphael, regards Pete