Can I solder these metals together (pics inside)?

rndjohn

Recently, the water arm that partially runs along the back of the dishwasher has broke free which means it comes away from the back wall when the top tray(which it docks in to, for the upper spray head) is pulled out.

metal bracket with plastic water arm clipped in.jpg

After looking at it, the weld between the metal bracket and the back wall is broke.

I do not know what material the metals are. It is a Bosch dishwasher.

Can I solder these back together?

dishwasher back wall .jpg

metal bracket.jpg

10-10-20

Stainless steel most likely. Not the easiest to solder as you need high-tin solder and flux. Plus you'll need a high output soldering-iron as the steel will wick away the heat quickly. Could you drill out and try use a stainless steel self tapping screw instead?

rndjohn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118253010#Comment_118253010

Not sure what's behind the metal wall.

The drilling out gets more complex as I'd be afraid of introducing more issues/leakage etc.

Cerco

Could you possibly glue it back with Araldite?

http://go-araldite.com/products/araldite-product-selector

The Red Ace

Drill through it and the back of the dishwasher with a 1/8 drill bit, you will need to put a rubber patch between the bracket and the back of the d/w when putting a small bolt through to prevent leakage. I have repaired a few of them this way

2011

Solder is an alloy made of lead and tin, as such a soldered joint would not be strong enough.