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Re: [Shop-talk] need some copper plumbing help from the gurus

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] need some copper plumbing help from the gurus
From: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 06:31:58 -0400
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Even after all the other comments, I'd still be leery of that piece of 
pipe. The wall thickness of 0.009" won't hold much pressure, even if you 
are successful in attaching to it.

Donald.

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On 20-Oct-2018 13:07, john niolon wrote:
> When we built my house/shop 25 years ago I had the plumber install a 3/4â?? 
> water line to the shop and cap it off.  I was going to put in the sink 
> and the outside faucet when I got time.  Well,  this week I got time
> I cut the cap off and test fitted a 3/4â?? Tee to start dry fitting the 
> plumbing for sink/faucet.  The Tee wouldnâ??t 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 thatâ??s whatâ??s coming up thru the 
> concrete.  I tried several fittings and even cut the tubing lower to see 
> if it was crimped or out of round...  it micâ??d the same all the way 
> around it in several places
> I micâ??d the tubing and the fitting and hereâ??s the results
> tubing i.d. is  .882â?? which is just over 7/8â??
> tubing o.d. is  .900â??  which is just under 29/32â??
> a new standard Tee i.d.is .876â??   which ainâ??t gonna fit over .900
> if I can find one fitting to get this to standard 3/4â?? size Iâ??m good to 
> go...
> did the old stuff differ from todays standard â??
> after researching fittings a little I see that there are several â??typesâ?? 
> of fittings.... from plumbing to hvac to whatever...
> anyone wanna try and give me some guidance here... the net is confusing 
> and offers little on actual dimensions
>
> thanks
> john
>
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    <p>Even after all the other comments, I'd still be leery of that
      piece of pipe. The wall thickness of 0.009" won't hold much
      pressure, even if you are successful in attaching to it.</p>
    <p>Donald.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 20-Oct-2018 13:07, john niolon
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          <div>When we built my house/shop 25 years ago I had the
            plumber install a 3/4â?? water line to the shop and cap it
            off.  I was going to put in the sink and the outside faucet
            when I got time.  Well,  this week I got time</div>
          <div> </div>
          <div>I cut the cap off and test fitted a 3/4â?? Tee to start dry
            fitting the plumbing for sink/faucet.  The Tee wouldnâ??t 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 thatâ??s whatâ??s coming up thru the
            concrete.  I tried several fittings and even cut the tubing
            lower to see if it was crimped or out of round...  it micâ??d
            the same all the way around it in several places</div>
          <div> </div>
          <div>I micâ??d the tubing and the fitting and hereâ??s the 
results</div>
          <div> </div>
          <div>tubing i.d. is  .882â?? which is just over 7/8â??</div>
          <div>tubing o.d. is  .900â??  which is just under 29/32â??</div>
          <div> </div>
          <div>a new standard Tee i.d.is .876â??   which ainâ??t gonna fit
            over .900</div>
          <div> </div>
          <div>if I can find one fitting to get this to standard 3/4â??
            size Iâ??m good to go...</div>
          <div> </div>
          <div>did the old stuff differ from todays standard â??</div>
          <div>after researching fittings a little I see that there are
            several â??typesâ?? of fittings.... from plumbing to hvac to
            whatever...</div>
          <div> </div>
          <div>anyone wanna try and give me some guidance here... the
            net is confusing and offers little on actual dimensions</div>
          <div><br>
            thanks</div>
          <div>john</div>
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