Screw thru Cu 1/2"-how to repair?

[bluecon]

Managed to put a screw through a 1/2" copper line in the house on the hot water side. Is there any easy way to fix this?

[gear junkie]

Cut the pipe at the hole and sweat a copper coupling in.

[bluecon]

I was hoping there was some new high tech method. It is in a bad spot for soldering.

[westcoastplumber]

I was hoping there was some new high tech method. It is in a bad spot for soldering.


I am sure you can use one of those junk sharkbites, just don't bury it in the wall, I would leave the wall open, and sign and date the fitting so you know when it was installed:D:welcome:

And if sharkbite is to tecky, they have stuff called rescue tape, seems to work just as good as those sharkbite things:D

[NHMaster3015]

See, another guy that just does'nt quite trust shark bites. I won't bury them either, even though the manufacturer says you can.

[bluecon]

What about a compression union?
Any problems with trusting one of them?

[drtyhands]

It should be kept reasonably accessible even though I trust the metal to metal device better than Homeowner Hank's Speedy Sharkbite:nono:

[PLUMBER RICK]

What about a compression union?
Any problems with trusting one of them?


no problem with compression. probably 75% of angle stops on a copper stub are compression joints. that works out to over a billion just in the usa:D

rick.

[drtyhands]

no problem with compression. probably 75% of angle stops on a copper stub are compression joints. that works out to over a billion just in the usa:D

rick.
Just to clarify,angle stops are immediately accesible,would you use compressions inside of the wall?

[westcoastplumber]

Just to clarify,angle stops are immediately accesible,would you use compressions inside of the wall?


Adam, you get the "Excellent Point" award for the day, let me shake your hand tonight at dinner??

I would never use compression in the wall either, have you seen those compression stops after 5-10 years of installation??

If you put a compression in the wall, you will forget it, and it will remind you it is there, when it leaks.

[westcoastplumber]

no problem with compression. probably 75% of angle stops on a copper stub are compression joints. that works out to over a billion just in the usa:D

rick.



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