I disconnected the water line a while back because we don't use the ice maker. The plastic line developed a leak so I screwed the tap all the way back in and cut the line a few inches from the tap.
Still leaks but slowly.
This is the kind of tap you bolt onto an existing copper water line, screw the tap in to pierce the pipe then back it out to allow water to flow.
Do I need to replace the section of pipe that I pierced with the tap?
Quote from: Monsterlover on October 25, 2015, 02:53:11 PM
I disconnected the water line a while back because we don't use the ice maker. The plastic line developed a leak so I screwed the tap all the way back in and cut the line a few inches from the tap.
Still leaks but slowly.
This is the kind of tap you bolt onto an existing copper water line, screw the tap in to pierce the pipe then back it out to allow water to flow.
Do I need to replace the section of pipe that I pierced with the tap?
You you 'could' cut a small piece out of a section of copper pipe or a fitting and solder it over the hole as a patch.
Could I solder the hole itself?
I thought the machine shop owner would be able to handle a tap better. :-*
Quote from: Monsterlover on October 25, 2015, 03:03:35 PM
Could I solder the hole itself?
Maybe...
it's really easier to do a patch though because soldering the hole almost assures a 'cold' joint.which will eventually leak.
Quote from: Satellite smithy on October 25, 2015, 03:06:02 PM
I thought the machine shop owner would be able to handle a tap better. :-*
Not bad... ;D
Quote from: Satellite smithy on October 25, 2015, 03:06:02 PM
I thought the machine shop owner would be able to handle a tap better. :-*
Please. I'm the king.
https://youtu.be/h41pIW4ewTA
Quote from: ducpainter on October 25, 2015, 02:58:21 PM
You you 'could' cut a small piece out of a section of copper pipe or a fitting and solder it over the hole as a patch.
This. ^
They make a coupling that you can slide all the way onto the pipe. Cut the pipe directly over the hole, slide the coupling on, align the ends and center the coupling over the cut, solder and done.
Quote from: Ddan on October 26, 2015, 03:06:38 AM
They make a coupling that you can slide all the way onto the pipe. Cut the pipe directly over the hole, slide the coupling on, align the ends and center the coupling over the cut, solder and done.
Makes sense. I'll give it a shot
Just get a new clamp kit and put it on there.
Fix it right with the "patch" or the "sleeve" methods, as listed above. Those clamp/tap jobs are called saddle valves and will always eventually leak. They're banned in some states and licensed plumbers aren't allowed to install them.
No, don't listen to him. Do it the quick and easy way so you can eat nom noms in front of the TV with beer.
Turn off the furnace and crack the windows open and the leak will stop in no time.