Hi can anyone help, I want to replace an existing Yorkshire tee piece with a new one, the existing one is in a horizontal mains water pipe.
The reason I think I will need to replace the tee is because the one leg of the tee has a very short stub of pipe and compression stop end on it, if I try to reheat to get the stub end off to put a longer pipe in, I’m worried that the other two joints will start leaking.
Also is there anyway of getting water out of the pipe as I have heard water can still lie in the pipes and be attracted by the heat and it only needs a pin hole in the soldered joint to cause a leak.
I can’t really flex the pipe down because it runs across the joists as opposed to running with them.
Many thanks to anyone who can help
The reason I think I will need to replace the tee is because the one leg of the tee has a very short stub of pipe and compression stop end on it, if I try to reheat to get the stub end off to put a longer pipe in, I’m worried that the other two joints will start leaking.
Also is there anyway of getting water out of the pipe as I have heard water can still lie in the pipes and be attracted by the heat and it only needs a pin hole in the soldered joint to cause a leak.
I can’t really flex the pipe down because it runs across the joists as opposed to running with them.
Many thanks to anyone who can help