 tp0dyabbazooiePremium
join:2001-02-13
Carnegie, PA
kudos:4 | reply to Red_Menace
Re: Re-solder existing copper fittings said by Red_Menace:I have a leak in a hot water line (3/4" copper) going to the kitchen that looks like it has been there for quite a while - the drywall ceiling below it finally soaked through. I've soldered new pipework, but this is in a low spot and kind of hard to get at, so is there any trick to re-soldering when there is still some water in the pipe and I can't disassemble the fittings? Or maybe a different repair method?
Short answer.. no. The existing leak has fouled the joint, and solder will not adhere to dirt. If you cant heat it up and take it apart to clean and resolder properly, i`d change the line out with a piece of pex.
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 Coma Thanks StevePremium
join:2001-12-30
NirvanaLand | said by tp0d: i`d change the line out with a piece of pex.
+1
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 Jack_in_VAPremium
join:2007-11-26
Mathews, VA
kudos:1 | Yes by all means if you don't have the skills and knowledge to do the job just change it out to something else? That's assuming the skills and knowledge for doing that are present.
If you can't do it would it not be simpler just to call a plumber? |
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Coma Thanks StevePremium
join:2001-12-30
NirvanaLand | said by Jack_in_VA:Yes by all means if you don't have the skills and knowledge to do the job just change it out to something else? That's assuming the skills and knowledge for doing that are present.
If you can't do it would it not be simpler just to call a plumber?
In a previous life I had the skills and in this life I still retain the knowledge.
. . . and owning 5 houses, I have a plumber on speed dial.
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