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Pipe Rat · 08-23-2010, 11:08 PM

I may be showing my ignorance here but Med Gas around here is fitters work. Isnt it just a simple matter of purging the lines with an inert gas while silver soldering?

**ILPlumber** · 08-23-2010, 11:11 PM

Yes. We aren't like the STL area. We are plumbers and fitters combined.

If ya get over in metro east such as 360, They are plumbers and gasfitters only. No other fitting work.

If it's pipe it's ours over here.

Pipe Rat · 08-23-2010, 11:22 PM

"If its pipe over here it's ours"
Same thing here Matt kinda. We used to have seperate locals for plumbers and pipefitters but we have merged together, but the men still have either a plumbers or a pipefitters license. How could anyone in the trade fail at silver soldering? Granted I have never done it purging the line with an inert gas but does it really change the concept?

**ILPlumber** · 08-24-2010, 07:40 AM

Some guys can find a way to fail at the most simple tasks.

Colgar · 08-24-2010, 08:39 AM

Interesting. I don't think the 'fitters get med gas certs up here.

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08-23-2010, 11:08 PM	#11
Pipe Rat Where am I at? Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Posts: 1,033 My Photos	I may be showing my ignorance here but Med Gas around here is fitters work. Isnt it just a simple matter of purging the lines with an inert gas while silver soldering?

08-23-2010, 11:11 PM	#12
ILPlumber Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: IL Posts: 5,312 My Photos	Yes. We aren't like the STL area. We are plumbers and fitters combined. If ya get over in metro east such as 360, They are plumbers and gasfitters only. No other fitting work. If it's pipe it's ours over here.

08-23-2010, 11:22 PM	#13
Pipe Rat Where am I at? Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Posts: 1,033 My Photos	"If its pipe over here it's ours" Same thing here Matt kinda. We used to have seperate locals for plumbers and pipefitters but we have merged together, but the men still have either a plumbers or a pipefitters license. How could anyone in the trade fail at silver soldering? Granted I have never done it purging the line with an inert gas but does it really change the concept?

08-24-2010, 07:40 AM	#14
ILPlumber Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: IL Posts: 5,312 My Photos	Some guys can find a way to fail at the most simple tasks.

08-24-2010, 08:39 AM	#15
Colgar Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Peo, IL Posts: 1,153 My Photos	Interesting. I don't think the 'fitters get med gas certs up here.