How To Solder Aluminum Gutters

The silicone gutter sealants seem to leak a fair bit.

How to solder aluminum gutters.

I think gutter sealant will be a lot more practical. I ve got to add a piece of gutter below a roof valley to allow it to drain into an adjacent gutter and figured soldering would be the best way to go. A beginner s guide to welding brazing aluminum with alumiweld rods. My gutters are galvanized.

When the time comes to replace your gutters you ll have tow major options. Actually aluminum can be soldered with aluminum solder. How to install aluminum rain gutters professionally on a house a diy guide duration. In fact leaky overflowing gutters can buckle basement walls in just a few years so it pays to keep your system working properly.

A gutter would be nearly impossible to solder even if it was new and clean. Soldering a box gutter stitching duration. Not easy and the solder is very expensive. Few things are absolutely impossible but many things are impractical.

Regards ted mooney p e. And soldering aluminum gutters is probably one of them. Select a low temperature solder. Be sure and post how it turns out.

Thanks for doing the legwork on this problem. Links to the tools and materials leah uses in this video. Aluminum melts at a relatively low 1220ºf 660ºc which combined with its high heat capacity makes it almost impossible to solder using general purpose solders.