It’s uncanny how flux seems to attract bits of debris. But that’s no longer an issue for plumber John Thompson, thanks to the Fluxuator, a tool that not only protects flux from contamination, but applies the correct amount to pipes and fittings every time.
Thompson, who owns Thompson Family Plumbing & Rooter in Hesperia, California, has been using the Fluxuator for almost a year and says it pays for itself by reducing solder-joint failures that stem from dirty flux.
“We own three Fluxuators,” says Thompson, who established the company in 2013. The firm employs 11 people and runs seven service trucks,
