Sweating 1" copper tee

Apr 30, 2006 4 Replies

One of the legs develop a pinhole leak at the junction between the coupling and the 1" pipe about one drop every minute 24 hours after sweating. Another



24 hours later the leak had stopped. What's going on? Should I re-sweat that joint?

Leak sealed up with hard water deposits...............one of the blessings of hard water :)

I have done exactly the same thing; repaired a tiny leak for someone else, but left my own. Glad to know I am not the only neurotic.

That's not neurotic. You really should have good or high standards when you work for someone else. You often can have lower standards to when you work for yourself.

You'll check at appropriate times to see if it starts leaking again. The other guy won't.

Even if he is not paying you, you implicity promised the other guy you'd do a good job. You didn't promise yourself nuttin'.

If there is a leak again, you'll know exactly where to look first. The other guy won't.

If the other guy drowns when the T drips, it's your fault.

If you drown, serves you right.

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If I had a solder joint that was leaking after I did it, I would just fix it the right way, whether it's my own house or someone elses.

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