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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good point. If the pipe can’t be replaced, at least install a pressure reducer to drop the pressure to about 25 PSI. The reason I recommend 25 is that it is the pressure used in RVs so regulators are cheap & easy to find.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Peace,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Pat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Shop-talk [mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Donald H Locker<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 22, 2018 5:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> shop-talk@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] need some copper plumbing help from the gurus<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Donald.<o:p></o:p></p><pre>--<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>*Plain Text* email -- it's an accessibility issue<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>() no proprietary attachments; no html mail<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>/\ <a href="http://www.georgedillon.com/web/html_email_is_evil.shtml"><http://www.georgedillon.com/web/html_email_is_evil.shtml></a><o:p></o:p></pre><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 20-Oct-2018 13:07, john niolon wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>When we built my house/shop 25 years ago I had the plumber install a 3/4” 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<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I cut the cap off and test fitted a 3/4” Tee to start dry fitting the plumbing for sink/faucet. The Tee wouldn’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 that’s what’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 mic’d the same all the way around it in several places<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I mic’d the tubing and the fitting and here’s the results<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>tubing i.d. is .882” which is just over 7/8”<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>tubing o.d. is .900” which is just under 29/32”<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>a new standard Tee i.d.is .876” which ain’t gonna fit over .900<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>if I can find one fitting to get this to standard 3/4” size I’m good to go...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>did the old stuff differ from todays standard “<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>after researching fittings a little I see that there are several ‘types” of fittings.... from plumbing to hvac to whatever...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>anyone wanna try and give me some guidance here... the net is confusing and offers little on actual dimensions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>john<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Suggested annual donation $12.96<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk">http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/dhlocker@comcast.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/dhlocker@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>