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Just thought of a quick fix. Use a 3/4=E2=80=9D flare fitting & file out the=
nut to fit over the copper. Make up the connection & adapt it as you see fi=
t.=20
Peace,
Pat
Pat Horne=20
We support Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity
On Oct 21, 2018, at 7:33 AM, john niolon <jniolon@att.net> wrote:
it=E2=80=99s not out of round, Dave. I mic=E2=80=99d it all the way around.=
.. and it was within .001 . Someone mentioned freezing... this pipe did fr=
eeze and burst in the past. but the break was a foot above where I=E2=80=99=
m taking measurements. That whole foot was removed. I guess it could have e=
xpanded the whole section above the floor some. And the section removed is=
the same diameter as what I=E2=80=99m looking at now so that might be a clu=
e.. If my old back and knees will allow it, I=E2=80=99m going into the craw=
l space on the other end of the line and check sizes there, gotta do it anyw=
ay to turn it back on eventually.=20
=20
I talked to an old plumber as suggested (well, he=E2=80=99s as old as me...=
70=E2=80=99s) and he suggested reaming/swaging the tube and insert a short s=
ection of standard 3/4 straight pipe and solder it in well. That would get m=
e back to standard sizes. I think I=E2=80=99m gonna try that tomorrow. Th=
e fittings I=E2=80=99m using came from Home Depot/Lowes but I also checked s=
ome older fittings and they were the same measurements... More to come !
=20
From: David Scheidt
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 7:06 AM
To: john niolon
Cc: shop-talk
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] need some copper plumbing help from the gurus
=20
=20
> On Oct 20, 2018, at 12:07, john niolon <jniolon@att.net> wrote:
>=20
> When we built my house/shop 25 years ago I had the plumber install a 3/4=E2=
=80=9D water line to the shop and cap it off. I was going to put in the sin=
k and the outside faucet when I got time. Well, this week I got time
> =20
> I cut the cap off and test fitted a 3/4=E2=80=9D Tee to start dry fitting t=
he plumbing for sink/faucet. The Tee wouldn=E2=80=99t fit on the tubing. I=
cleaned it well but the Tee was still too small to fit over the tubing. It=
looks like he used coiled tubing, or at least that=E2=80=99s what=E2=80=99s=
coming up thru the concrete.
=20
Is it out of round? That=E2=80=99s a common problem with soft tube. Plumbe=
rs have rerounding tools for the problem.=20
=20
> =20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Just thought of a quick fix. Use a 3/4=E2=80=
=9D flare fitting & file out the nut to fit over the copper. Make up the=
connection & adapt it as you see fit. <div><br></div><div>Peace,</=
div><div>Pat<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">Pat Horne&nbs=
p;<div>We support Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div><=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Oct 21, 2018, at 7:33 AM, john niolon <<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:jniolon@att.net";>jniolon@att.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">
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<div>it=E2=80=99s not out of round, Dave. I mic=E2=80=99d it all the w=
ay around... and it=20
was within .001 . Someone mentioned freezing... this pipe did fr=
eeze=20
and burst in the past. but the break was a foot above where I=E2=80=99=
m taking=20
measurements. That whole foot was removed. I guess it could have=
=20
expanded the whole section above the floor some. And the section=
=20
removed is the same diameter as what I=E2=80=99m looking at now so that migh=
t be a=20
clue.. If my old back and knees will allow it, I=E2=80=99m going into t=
he crawl=20
space on the other end of the line and check sizes there, gotta do it anyway=
to=20
turn it back on eventually. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>I talked to an old plumber as suggested (well, he=E2=80=99s as ol=
d as=20
me...70=E2=80=99s) and he suggested reaming/swaging the tube and insert a sh=
ort section=20
of standard 3/4 straight pipe and solder it in well. That would get me=
=20
back to standard sizes. I think I=E2=80=99m gonna try that tomorrow.&n=
bsp; =20
The fittings I=E2=80=99m using came from Home Depot/Lowes but I also checked=
some older=20
fittings and they were the same measurements... More to come !</div>
<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Ca=
libri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLA=
Y: inline">
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<div style=3D"font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"dmscheidt@gmail.co=
m" href=3D"mailto:dmscheidt@gmail.com";>David Scheidt</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 21, 2018 7:06 AM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"jniolon@att.net" href=3D"mailto:jniolon@att.net"=
>john=20
niolon</a> </div>
<div><b>Cc:</b> <a title=3D"shop-talk@autox.team.net" href=3D"mailto:shop-ta=
lk@autox.team.net">shop-talk</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] need some copper plumbing help from the=
=20
gurus</div></div></div>
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libri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLA=
Y: inline">
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<div> </div>
<div><br>On Oct 20, 2018, at 12:07, john niolon <<a href=3D"mailto:jniolo=
n@att.net">jniolon@att.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div>
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<div>When we built my house/shop 25 years ago I had the plumber install a 3=
/4=E2=80=9D=20
water line to the shop and cap it off. I was going to put in the sin=
k=20
and the outside faucet when I got time. Well, this week I got=20=
time</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I cut the cap off and test fitted a 3/4=E2=80=9D Tee to start dry fit=
ting the=20
plumbing for sink/faucet. The Tee wouldn=E2=80=99t fit on the tubing=
. I=20
cleaned it well but the Tee was still too small to fit over the tubing.&nb=
sp;=20
It looks like he used coiled tubing, or at least that=E2=80=99s what=E2=80=
=99s coming up thru=20
the concrete. </div></div></div></div></blockquote>
<div> </div>Is it out of round? That=E2=80=99s a common problem w=
ith soft=20
tube. Plumbers have rerounding tools for the problem. =20
<div> </div>
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