Plumber just left. Problem solved.
For a change for me, I jumped on the early advice to use a pro but the reality
that I had the entire weekend to await their arrival I had to take a swing at
it myself. Of course I just cut the old stuff out and went with all new
fittings. I went the shark bite route and had everything looking beautiful but
it failed the leak check - damn.
The original failure point was the copper T fitting joint - it was obvious that
one of the pipes had backed out about 1/2 inch and a pinhole formed. My repair
failed at the same place and I am unsure whether it was poor soldering or
damage to the joint due to the force needed to seat the SBs - it took
surprising force to seat three simultaneously.
All in all I am happy it is done and don�t have to worry about SBs in
the ground. I had already formulated a plan to protect them in silicone filled
pvc pipe sleeves. Thanks for the silicone tip Steven T!
Once again this list is a valuable resource. Thanks guys! I plan to be in the
shop much more going forward. Maybe I can generate some more traffic - it?s
been slow.
MB
---------- Original Message ----------
From: Thomas Coradeschi <tjcora@icloud.com>
To: Matt <mbarre@juno.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Plumbing help requested
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 20:50:08 -0400
Did you make any progress on this? Enquiring minds want to know!
Tom Coradeschi
tjcora@icloud.com
> On Jun 12, 2021, at 12:31 PM, Matt <mbarre@juno.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Well, after around 4 years I finally decided that the leak in the supply line
> to the shop is not going to "heal" of its own accord. Paid for the
> leakfinder to come locate it for me and commenced to dig thru the concrete.
> I know they have come a long way with the sharkbite type fittings. Any
> recommendations for a high reliability repair to connect the 3/4 pvc supply
> to the 3/4 and 1/2 copper coming out of the slab?
>
> Access is reasonable but not perfect as it is through a hole in the sidewalk
> and about a foot down.
>
>
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