In this video we demonstrate brazing and protecting a line drier using Wet Rag from Refrigeration Technologies
Refrigeration Technologies: https://www.refrigtech.com/
Read all the tech tips, take the quizzes
and find our handy calculators at https://www.hvacrschool.com/

All right, so I'm gon na put a little wet rag, especially on the filter dryer. Now these this filter dryer has nice long stubs which make this pretty easy on the TXV. We need to protect it and in this case it's easier just to stick a wet rag in here to protect. You know to keep from heat, to keep the heat from conducting down the liquid line and into the expansion valve.

So that's a key protection point. We have currently nitrogen flowing at 2 to 5 SC, F H, that's cubic feet per hour, which is a tiny tiny amount, not as CFM we're also going to protect when we do finish up this suction line, we're going to take the wet rag and put it Here to protect the bulb - actually, I think it's already kind of on there, but we'll make sure that that's protected as well, so that we don't get the bulb overheated. But I am going to take a little bit of wet rag, not a wet rag but wet rag from refrigeration technologies. Just gon na pack.

It around there to make sure that we don't scorch the paint and that we don't conduct too much heat on the inside of that culture dryer. It is reusable now. One key thing is: whenever you're, using wet rag or really anything like this, is you do not want to get it on the joint that you're working on, because then that's going to make it difficult, but you want to protect whatever you're trying to protect right put It on there, nice and thick when the safety glasses, I'm using the solder well, 15 percent silver rod. There we go just a little bit of a feather start on the male side, start getting it darker red back off just a little bit: 15 % floaters like the butter.

When you get done, you can make a nice little shoulder on it, but the main thing is to draw it into the joint, so you want to get that entire joint to that same thing here, you won't always work away from anything. You're gon na burn start on the male side, so that way, you're conducting the heat into the joint, and then you work, the solder into the female side starts getting to one you just back it off a little bit, always inspect with an inspection. We're now here before I do this you're gon na protect just the face of the unit a little bit just to make sure that I don't get any damage here. I don't want to.

I want to make sure I don't get it on the joint itself. I'm mostly just using it to protect the paint, because I've got that I've already got the rag on the inside protecting the TXV. This is just me being a little over protective, but I don't like burning paint, especially since I'm not in is much practice with brace. You know just a little bit of that secondary feathers.

What you're, looking for all the way around pull it in one nice thing about wet rag, is that it is reusable use. The back of this put it back in just get it off the area and some little black flecks. You can take off later you'll notice that I don't go to cool everything immediately, just give it a chance to set up before I cool it and after that then you're, okay, to cool it, especially when it's near about that. You want to make sure you're protecting.
There's some value in getting a cool little sooner than later, there's a joint, but we also have that color change going into the cup. If anything, I might have forgotten a little bit more heat a little deeper when talking to text about brazing and soldering. There's a couple things that I'm constantly harping on. One of them is keeping the system clean, dry and tight flowing nitrogen while brazing, and also pulling a really good vacuum, but right, along with that, is keeping valves, compressors dryers from overheating, and that's both because you can damage the internal components, especially with things like service Valves, reversing valves, TXV, these electronic expansion valves those sorts of things, but also because, if you burn the paint compromise, the paint on something like a compressor or a line dryer that can lead to rust and corrosion, which is why we use wet rag heat blocking putty.

From refrigeration technologies, wet rag is great to use packing it around line dryers around the stubs on compressors and then also, if you're, working in tight areas with expansion valves, because sometimes sometimes you don't have a lot of area to work. So you use the heat blocking putty in places that it may be tough to get a rag or sometimes when you use a rag, there's a lot of evaporation that comes off and that can interfere with the brazing. This is reusable, so when you get done with it, you can just scrape it back into the canister. Sometimes there may be a little some little black flecks that you may have burned when you did the bracing and you can just kind of pick those out.

But then you just scrape it back in here and you can continue to reuse it if it dries out. A little bit you can just put a just a few drips of water in it and then that'll rejuvenate it. We use it all the time for a lot of different applications, and recently we were doing a change out and I stopped by a job and showed how to use it on a lawn dryer, hey big thanks to refrigeration technologies, they've been a longtime sponsor of the Podcast and everything we do at HP school. They really make great products there.

A US company here in California, the Pasteur ellos, are just great salt of the earth. People so give wet rag from refrigeration technologies, a try and, while you're at it try out some of their other great products, such as the pan and drain spray, Viper HD, cleaner and the Viper aerosol cans for cleaning coils of all types. Thanks for watching we'll catch. You on the next one.


27 thoughts on “Protecting components while brazing w/ wet rag”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars jani basha says:

    Thanks a lot sir for good information….

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Hisham Alaamiri says:

    and that is why I use stay brite#8 whenever I can, you get to avoid damaging other components and won't anneal the copper.

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Misael Moreno Luna says:

    I had to braze the lines to the evap coil and AC unit today. Why is it that my braze was all in a big puddle and wasn’t spreading out evenly like you show in the video?🤔🤔 Service area Nepean??

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brian Marshall says:

    Wet tag is great on smaller lines but I had trouble using it while brazing in shutoff valves on 1-1/8" lines. The pile of Wet Rag was too big and the heat applied started to dry it out. I'll still use it on smaller lines but might stay away from it on bigger lines.

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars HVAC Slayer says:

    I use wet rag all the time works for me. Holds heat back way better then actually rags. I like the viper spray as well doesn’t pop like nu-calgen.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars pen name says:

    overdone and you know that

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Andrew Short says:

    What size brazing tip are u using? Service area Orleans??

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars HVAC Mike says:

    Maybe it’s the video but it seemed like a very aggressive flame for 3/8 copper to me. Are you in Barrhaven ?

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Luis Aleman says:

    All this unnecessary bs

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars -COSMIC WARRIOR- says:

    I prefer to use a wet wypall paper towel or a wet wash cloth.

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars aliso 1882 says:

    What psig for the oxygen and acetylene do you feel most comfortable using? Bryan, also on the Viper Wet Rag how long do you recommend letting the wet rag cool, before putting it back into the jar? Thanks for your informative videos.

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Superior Comfort Heating & Air LLC says:

    I agree refrigeration technologies has good products but it is very hard to find their products at any distributors here in the Midwest. I have to get my products on-line one from California and New York. Does anybody know if you can buy their products directly from them since the distribution is hit & miss?

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Familia Sanchez HVAC says:

    I'm not a fan of that wet rag. It always seems to be too soggy and fall apart too easy.

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MrHarbinged says:

    What size brazing tip is that?

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Martin S. says:

    Welding and Brazing is a Art. Once the load heated is at melting point of the solder I work fast as possible wicking around with the given flame temperature.
    I prefer as hot as possible, Being carefull not to blow a hole. Have seen many holding a low temp flame over 45 seconds transferring heat toward components burning them while waiting for the solder to melt. I can do it in 10 Seconds. 🙂 Even though that one joint wicked a little less it is perfect. Are you in Ottawa ?

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Gary Winters says:

    Hmmm. Nitrogen?
    1 in 17 alum evaps a leaker at install
    1 in 12 alum evaps leak within warranty. BDP product
    1in 7 alum evap coil leak close to the 15 year mark.
    #4050-06 sealer is a crapshoot ..

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sonny Hvac says:

    Definitely going check it out

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tom Thumb says:

    I thought the wet rag was to be used in place of an actual rag. You seemed to use it for protecting paint by the way you applied it, especially on the liquid line at the evaporator.
    While it can protect the paint, using it applied specifically on the copper like you would an actual rag should minimize the heat transfer past it. If it is loose, like on the evaporator joint, it does little to block the heat transfer.
    Used properly it can be a good substitute for rags.

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Troy B says:

    Try a turbo torch thay work good and you only have one tank just use a number 14 or 11 tip and a wet rag

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars HVACR Ice Cream Guy says:

    What regulator are you using?

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Cristian Rozadilla says:

    Una pregunta, a cuantos PSI debe circular el nitrógeno dentro del circuito para efectuar la soldadura ?

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Leif Nevener says:

    Never heard of it. I’ll look next time at the parts store. Thanks brother

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Terry Moline says:

    You didn't remove the sensing bulb you have to be kidding me

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Turkeyy Man says:

    I literally use a wet rag lol! Grab a box of rags out the shop every other day lol

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars t lech says:

    It looks exactly like the wet toilet paper that I’ve been using for decades. And you could reuse it all day long and just keep adding more toilet paper to it exactly the same. I got a buy some wet wag 👍and do a side-by-side comparison with toilet paper 🤣

  26. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Snow Camo says:

    Good stuff guys! Are you in Kanata ?

  27. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars mcde27 says:

    👍

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.