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Started by Monsterlover, October 25, 2015, 02:53:11 PM

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Monsterlover

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?

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ducpainter

#1
October 25, 2015, 02:58:21 PM
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.
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Monsterlover

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October 25, 2015, 03:03:35 PM
Could I solder the hole itself?
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Popeye the Sailor

#3
October 25, 2015, 03:06:02 PM
I thought the machine shop owner would be able to handle a tap better.  :-*
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ducpainter

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October 25, 2015, 03:08:55 PM
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
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Monsterlover

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October 25, 2015, 03:21:25 PM
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.

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#6
October 25, 2015, 11:43:46 PM
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.

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Ddan

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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.
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Monsterlover

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October 26, 2015, 04:31:22 AM
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
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MendoDave

#9
November 11, 2015, 01:40:21 PM
Just get a new clamp kit and put it on there.

DucatiBastard

#10
November 11, 2015, 07:37:32 PM
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. 
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MendoDave

#11
November 11, 2015, 07:46:13 PM
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.

Popeye the Sailor

#12
November 11, 2015, 08:04:06 PM
Turn off the furnace and crack the windows open and the leak will stop in no time.
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