How To Solder Aluminum Gutters

When the time comes to replace your gutters you ll have tow major options.

How to solder aluminum gutters.

Select a low temperature solder. And soldering aluminum gutters is probably one of them. I think gutter sealant will be a lot more practical. A gutter would be nearly impossible to solder even if it was new and clean.

Links to the tools and materials leah uses in this video. Everything gutter 390 127 views. Actually aluminum can be soldered with aluminum solder. Soldering a box gutter stitching duration.

Few things are absolutely impossible but many things are impractical. You ll need a specialized solder with a significantly lower melting point which you may need to order online. Regards ted mooney p e. Thanks for doing the legwork on this problem.

In fact leaky overflowing gutters can buckle basement walls in just a few years so it pays to keep your system working properly. Professionally installed seamless aluminum gutters and do it yourself steel or aluminum systems available at the retail level. 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. The silicone gutter sealants seem to leak a fair bit.

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. Be sure and post how it turns out. A beginner s guide to welding brazing aluminum with alumiweld rods.