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 solder question
Author: mwr (IN)

I soldered a fitting. There is a slight gap between the fitting and the pipe about 2 centimeters worth where the solder didn't completely fill (overfill it)

The joint has not leaked.

Is this a leak waiting to happen?

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 Re: solder question
Author: hj (AZ)

No way for us to tell, even if we were there and saw it. The joint's integrity depends on how it went together INSIDE the fitting. The bead on the surface is mainly cosmetic.

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 Re: solder question
Author: mwr (IN)

That's kind of what I as thinking but books always say "cracks" in the joint... I thought that what they meant by crack. So the seal of a soldered joint is not at the visual surface where the pipe and the fitting meet?

Anyway, if it didn't leak in the first 24 hours, are the odds in my favor that its ok?

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