Help pls?!!
I was just about there with no problems then an ancient compression bend started leaking that was 50% set into the tiles/wall. It wasn't something I'd touched but I presume I disturbed it tightening the compression fitting onto the shower 2" above it.
Couldn't get a tighten on this leaking fitting at all and of course it's the side most set into the wall that was leaking (I've cut awat some tile). I removed the fitting, My plan was to to replace it and if that didn't work solder a bend on. I prefer new olive if possible but of course getting the old one off was a total 'mare. Did it though. With some scrapes to my pipe
So I've got a scratched up bit copper not even exiting the wall. Tried a new comp bend but no great surprise even with some PTFE it was dripping. I think the old compression bend may have been well overtightened as the copper pipe seems indented around it's circumference by the fitting
Soldering a bend seemed the best plan now (and should have been done originally I'd have said) but an average solder bend is going to mean the copper pipe will sit too close to the wall to meet the shower.
This is a total PITA. Anyone got any pearls of wisdom? Obviously cutting a huge hole in the wall is a last resort and there's no access to the void behind otherwise.
I was just about there with no problems then an ancient compression bend started leaking that was 50% set into the tiles/wall. It wasn't something I'd touched but I presume I disturbed it tightening the compression fitting onto the shower 2" above it.
Couldn't get a tighten on this leaking fitting at all and of course it's the side most set into the wall that was leaking (I've cut awat some tile). I removed the fitting, My plan was to to replace it and if that didn't work solder a bend on. I prefer new olive if possible but of course getting the old one off was a total 'mare. Did it though. With some scrapes to my pipe
So I've got a scratched up bit copper not even exiting the wall. Tried a new comp bend but no great surprise even with some PTFE it was dripping. I think the old compression bend may have been well overtightened as the copper pipe seems indented around it's circumference by the fitting
Soldering a bend seemed the best plan now (and should have been done originally I'd have said) but an average solder bend is going to mean the copper pipe will sit too close to the wall to meet the shower.
This is a total PITA. Anyone got any pearls of wisdom? Obviously cutting a huge hole in the wall is a last resort and there's no access to the void behind otherwise.