[Shop-talk] Plumbing help requested

[Matt]

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 at icloud.com>
To: Matt <mbarre at 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 at icloud.com

> On Jun 12, 2021, at 12:31 PM, Matt <mbarre at juno.com> wrote:
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> 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?
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> Access is reasonable but not perfect as it is through a hole in the sidewalk and about a foot down.
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