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OT Plumbers : question of soldering a water line
Posted on 10/13/17 at 4:55 pm
Posted on 10/13/17 at 4:55 pm
I have developed a small drip at a copper pipe sleeve where the crew that installed my water heater cut the pipe and installed a flex line. That was installed two years ago. Their service warranty was for a year. I called them and they want $245 to come out, cut it and install a new sleeve and new flex line. I asked why couldn't they just reheat and re-solder the line. Their reply: "They don't because they can't warrant it."
What's the OT's response?
What's the OT's response?
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Posted on 10/13/17 at 4:57 pm to HubbaBubba
I don't exactly understand your setup, but is there not a shark bite fitting that will solve your issue?
Posted on 10/13/17 at 4:58 pm to HubbaBubba
I know a good plumber but he just got atrested for murder. So I am no help.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 4:59 pm to HubbaBubba
Call the crew back that didnt do it right in the first place. If they dont come back blast them. Thats a 5 minute job. Takes longer to get the tools out the truck and put them back than to do the job.
If that falls through a torch is $18 at WalMart watch a youtube video and do it yourself
If that falls through a torch is $18 at WalMart watch a youtube video and do it yourself
Posted on 10/13/17 at 4:59 pm to HubbaBubba
Sweat if off or cut if needed and resweat another coupling or 90 on.
Or wrap with Flex Tape.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 5:01 pm to PearlJam
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is there not a shark bite fitting that will solve your issue?
Posted on 10/13/17 at 5:02 pm to HubbaBubba
I bought a solder kit from Walmart for $25, came with a torch, solder, and flux. Also bought a pipe cleaning tool. I watched a 5 minute YouTube video and was able to cut, clean, resolder a new sleeve on a copper pipe. Did it 3 months ago and is holding strong. If you're slightly mechanically inclined it shouldn't be a problem.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 5:02 pm to Sao
As another poster mentioned you can just use a sharkbite. If you have zero tools then you can still do this for around $50-$60. Need a adjustable wrench, pipe cutter and the sharkbite hose. I helped installed two water heaters this year and even though I can solder I just find it easier to do a shark bite
Posted on 10/13/17 at 5:04 pm to PSU2LSU
Shark bites and pex are the two best things to happen for DIYers (regarding plumbing)
Posted on 10/13/17 at 5:12 pm to PSU2LSU
quote:I have the pipe cutter. Never soldered a pipe, just thought their answer and cost was ridiculous.
As another poster mentioned you can just use a sharkbite. If you have zero tools then you can still do this for around $50-$60. Need a adjustable wrench, pipe cutter and the sharkbite hose. I helped installed two water heaters this year and even though I can solder I just find it easier to do a shark bite
Posted on 10/13/17 at 5:12 pm to HubbaBubba
Definitely go with shark bite if you don't have experience sweating pipes. Don't try to reheat and resolder. That's setting up for eventually having to do the same work again. $245 is a big rip off. Sweating is pretty easy, but you need the torch and it can be tedious.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 5:12 pm to PSU2LSU
Agree with everyone on the shark bites. Those things just make it so easy. You can prob take a pic of it, go up to Home Depot and show it to their plumbing guy and he will tell you exactly what to do.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 9:42 pm to HubbaBubba
Posted on 10/13/17 at 9:55 pm to HubbaBubba
Plumber should be embarrassed his work didn't hold up and fix it for nothing.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 9:57 pm to HubbaBubba
You can diy yourself, bud.
Don't pay them.
Don't pay them.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 10:26 pm to PSU2LSU
You shouldn't put a sharkbite or pex with in 6'-0" of the water heater
Posted on 10/13/17 at 10:29 pm to HubbaBubba
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This post was edited on 11/16/21 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 10/13/17 at 10:51 pm to doubleb
If the original work held for a year or more, it isn't necessarily bad workmanship that caused the leak. There is a lot of shite going on in a water line, especially one near a water heater.
If these are the flex lines connected directly to the water heater, you could have some code issues with using a sharkbite, or any kind of compression type fitting to make that connection. Sweating a connection is really easy, just make sure everything is cleaned up well with emery cloth, and use the flux. It's what lets the solder flow into the connection.
If you heat it up right, once the solder starts melting, you should be able to pull the torch away, and sweat the joint easy.
If these are the flex lines connected directly to the water heater, you could have some code issues with using a sharkbite, or any kind of compression type fitting to make that connection. Sweating a connection is really easy, just make sure everything is cleaned up well with emery cloth, and use the flux. It's what lets the solder flow into the connection.
If you heat it up right, once the solder starts melting, you should be able to pull the torch away, and sweat the joint easy.
Posted on 10/14/17 at 12:41 am to HubbaBubba
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