Plumbing question: Leaky copper

[speede5]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

I'm with duffman, don't trust anything that relies on gromets or springs to hold for more than a few decades, copper is forever

Than why are we having this conversation? lol.

OP, shut of the water source, drain the pipe and resolder the joint. It would be best to heat it up, remove the tee and install a new one, as resoldering will not get out all the impurities which have migrated into the joint. Sharkbites will work good but they may not be the best choice for permanent repair, although they most likely will outlast the rest of the plumbing. If you do any cutting your pipes will get shorter, and even a half inch can cause strain somewhere else.

[return to the red]

http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/s...k=P_PartNumber

we well this at our office to the golf courses mainly for large fittings but you can get it in smaller wraps. Works really well I have been told

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by speede5

Than why are we having this conversation? lol.

OP, shut of the water source, drain the pipe and resolder the joint. It would be best to heat it up, remove the tee and install a new one, as resoldering will not get out all the impurities which have migrated into the joint. Sharkbites will work good but they may not be the best choice for permanent repair, although they most likely will outlast the rest of the plumbing. If you do any cutting your pipes will get shorter, and even a half inch can cause strain somewhere else.

Well copper is good for a century then. one would assume the house has been sold by then.

I had my basement re plumbed (100 year old house) a few years ago and they run that pvc line (as it is'nt really pipe) all over the place, it saves a ton of money but I cannot see it still being good in 50 years.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by return to the red

http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/s...k=P_PartNumber

we well this at our office to the golf courses mainly for large fittings but you can get it in smaller wraps. Works really well I have been told

And THERE is the half-assed $15 solution I was looking for

[jonesy]

Whenever I go on a business trip something goes wrong on the house and my wife calls someone in. This usually angers me, but anyways, one time there was a hole in some 40year old copper pipe that begain leaking. Some plumber came in and cut out the section, then put in a little section of the plastic stuff. Not sure of the connections, he used. He may also have had a fancy haircut, but I pictured a beefy guy with the plumbers derrierre. I'm going to go see what type of connection he used, it has lasted 2 years so far.

[speede5]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

I had my basement re plumbed (100 year old house) a few years ago and they run that pvc line (as it is'nt really pipe) all over the place, it saves a ton of money but I cannot see it still being good in 50 years.

Really? I redid my whole house, my fourth and my first with pex, and I will never go back. I was a staunch copper holdout. It is just so easy, and with the crimp connections I can't ever see it failing. The lines are not exposed to uv so I can't see them deteriorating in any accelerated fashion. I suppose they could become brittle with time, but I have replaced enough copper to know that it has a life span as well, at least the joints do.

Nothing lasts forever.....

[afc wimbledon]

Lead, now that was a pipe, never needed replacing and gave the water a bit of flavour as well. You little buggers don't know yer arse from yer elbow.....

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by speede5

Really? I redid my whole house, my fourth and my first with pex, and I will never go back. I was a staunch copper holdout. It is just so easy, and with the crimp connections I can't ever see it failing. The lines are not exposed to uv so I can't see them deteriorating in any accelerated fashion. I suppose they could become brittle with time, but I have replaced enough copper to know that it has a life span as well, at least the joints do.

Nothing lasts forever.....

pex is great I agree.

[DuffMan]

I replaced most of my copper, with Pex.