Leader Steam away

[Woody]

A friend has an older leader steam away. When looking at the underneath side we noticed cracks in the solder on the air tubes where the tube goes into the v channel. The cracks don't appear to go all the way round the joint but we're trying to figure out why it would crack in the first place. Since the tubes are copper and the wall they run through is stainless would the crack happen due to temperature extremes and dissimilair metals? We don't think there is anyway freezing would have caused them.

Also, why are the steam tubes slanted down back to front on a steam away?

thanks

[Potters3]

I use a older steamaway as where I boil, the pipes slant to let the condensate run out. The steam should go in 1 side the heat be used up and water run out. the cracking is caused by the vibration of the steamaway in action. Had Leader repair ours a couple of years ago. I think they had around 10 hours into the repair. Well worth the time it saves use.