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Looks more like something my kids would do, stuffing peanut butter and
chocolate pieces in there - though, honestly, they'd eat that and stuff
play-dough in there instead.
I hear PEX is awesome, and you can run it like network cable. Fortunately,
I haven't had to replumb my house yet. I hope the "city conditioner" I put
in several years ago helps to keep the aquatic plaque away.
-Peter
On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 4:49 PM Mark J Bradakis via Shop-talk <
shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
> So I replaced the old, leaking valve and union with new bits. This is
> the feed to the outside front hose faucet. Managed to wiggle it all
> just right to get it to fit and tighten up properly. Turn on the valve
> and start getting wet. The new parts aren't leaking, it is the old
> joint at the union at the wall, that skanky looking bit with the dark
> discoloration. Guess the wiggling around disturbed it to the point of
> failing.
>
> I'm thinking of replacing the pipes between the new valve and the
> leaking union with a short of piece of flexible hose, like maybe a
> washing machine fill hose, or something similar. Of course, access is
> going to be a pain, will need to dig out the saw and start whacking away
> more old sheetrock first.
>
> What fun.
>
> Of course, the REAL fix is to replumb the entire house, I'm sure a LOT
> of the pipe look like the inside of the old valve I removed.
>
> mjb.
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Looks more like something my kids would do, stuffing peanu=
t butter and chocolate pieces in there - though, honestly, they'd eat t=
hat and stuff play-dough in there instead.<div><br></div><div>I hear PEX is=
awesome, and you can run it like network cable. Fortunately, I haven't=
had to replumb my house yet. I hope the "city conditioner" I put=
in several years ago helps to keep the aquatic plaque away.</div><div><br>=
</div><div>-Peter</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr=
" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 4:49 PM Mark J Bradakis via =
Shop-talk <<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net";>shop-talk@autox.t=
eam.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;bord=
er-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">So I replaced the old, lea=
king valve and union with new bits. This is <br>
the feed to the outside front hose faucet.=C2=A0 Managed to wiggle it all <=
br>
just right to get it to fit and tighten up properly.=C2=A0 Turn on the valv=
e <br>
and start getting wet.=C2=A0 The new parts aren't leaking, it is the ol=
d <br>
joint at the union at the wall, that skanky looking bit with the dark <br>
discoloration.=C2=A0 Guess the wiggling around disturbed it to the point of=
<br>
failing.<br>
<br>
I'm thinking of replacing the pipes between the new valve and the <br>
leaking union with a short of piece of flexible hose, like maybe a <br>
washing machine fill hose, or something similar.=C2=A0 Of course, access is=
<br>
going to be a pain, will need to dig out the saw and start whacking away <b=
r>
more old sheetrock first.<br>
<br>
What fun.<br>
<br>
Of course, the REAL fix is to replumb the entire house, I'm sure a LOT =
<br>
of the pipe look like the inside of the old valve I removed.<br>
<br>
mjb.<br>
<br>
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