Copper pot fix

[sean30ber]

Hope this is in the right spot. Spent all that money for a nice Copper, 1 gal Hudson Bay Pot and low and behold it has a leak. Small pin hole but water drips pretty good out of it. Its tin lined and the leak is on the seam. Is there an easy fix. Or do I go through all the hastle of sending it back. It will be extensively used on the fire so id want a repair that will hold. Thanks for the input.

 

[Trkdriver99]

If you know someone locally who does tin work, maybe someone in heating and a/c maybe they might fix. I believe I would send it back where I got it or at least call them and see what they say. They might pay the freight.

Ronnie

 

[the11]

Find yourself an old school soldering iron.

 

[RC]

I'dsend it back, jus to be sure, seein how ya know yer usin it on the fire, if one spot leaks,maybe thin in other spots, plus heatin one spot might weaken another,,,,an ya jus KNOW it's gonna give out on a cold rainy morn,,an put yer fire out!

 

[LRB]

Just use lead free solder and a good solder gun, iron, or even a thick section of copper in vise grips. A lot of Crazy Crows stuff comes out of India. Most of it works, but some of it, you have to work with. Your problem is very simple, and would not be worth the shipping charge to return it.

 

[sean30ber]

Thanks Wick. Wasnt sure if regular solder would work due to the fire use. Ill give it a shot. It will always have fluid of some sort in it so that should disipate the heat.

 

Unless it's American made, I wouldn't assume it's lead free and I wouldn't eat anything cooked in it.

 

[Franc]

Hello, New here.
I would do as Wick suggested. Get some no lead solder and if you can find one, a solder iron.
Apply liberally, as it will not hurt anything other than looks.
You can get the solder at any Big Name Store.
I have repaired several items with it, and it works fine.
Just don't get crazy with the heat.(NO TORCH)
Good Luck with your project. Let us know what you do.

 

[LRB]

Well Snarl, sorry, Carl, I doubt CCTP is selling lead coated pots, and if you had been eating from a lead coated pot, I doubt you, or anyone else could tell the difference in your general nature.

 

[Trkdriver99]

You can buy a kit at Big Name Hardware Store to test for lead in pipes and it will work on your pot also. I bought kettles/pots at a Goodwill store and someone made the remark that they had lead in the tinning so they would not eat anything from them. I had already tested them so I told them not eat, in a lot more words, that they had been tested.

Ronnie

 

[sean30ber]

Its food safe, tin lined

 

[paulvallandigham]

The melting point( temperature for solders) is usually close to that of lead or zinc, and way above the temperature you can raise from any fire made from wood. The presence of water in the container also reduces the temperature sustained by the solder during heating, and the copper also conveys heat quickly away from the solder, keeping the temperature well below its melting point.

Non-lead solder tends to be made of mostly zinc. Its quite safe to use on containers that will be used to cook food and liquids to be consumed.

There is a lot of nonsense going around these days about the danger of eating foods contaminated with lead. You would think its arsenic, the way some of these "experts" talk. The kidneys are designed to remove heavy metals from the blood stream daily, and do a very good job of it.