Hello
I have a small leak that weeps from a tee just up from my stopcock which splits to take water to an outside tap.
Unfortunately I've had to cut a hole in the plasterboard to get to it. Anyway, I want to replace the tee ideally with a new soldered one.
Am I right I assuming the de-soldering process is just as you would think?
I was going to:
Assuming the above is ok, can I then simply solder the new tee in place even if the existing pipes ends are tinned? Obviously I would clean them as best I could before re-soldering.
Or would you use a compression tee rather than soldered tee as a replacement?
Or would you cut the tee out? and replace with a new bit of pipework connected with some straight connectors?
Any advice/suggestions welcome?!
Many thanks
I have a small leak that weeps from a tee just up from my stopcock which splits to take water to an outside tap.
Unfortunately I've had to cut a hole in the plasterboard to get to it. Anyway, I want to replace the tee ideally with a new soldered one.
Am I right I assuming the de-soldering process is just as you would think?
I was going to:
- close the stopcock/turn of in road
- use the drain down above stopcock (see pic) to remove water from the pipe
- unscrew pipe connection above stopcock so that I've got some play to move the pipe/pull it downwards when I heat up the tee.
- Unscrew at the outside tap compression isolator valve for same reason (you can just see this through the round hole in the plaster)
- Heat up the tee and pull pipes out of tee when up to temperature.
Assuming the above is ok, can I then simply solder the new tee in place even if the existing pipes ends are tinned? Obviously I would clean them as best I could before re-soldering.
Or would you use a compression tee rather than soldered tee as a replacement?
Or would you cut the tee out? and replace with a new bit of pipework connected with some straight connectors?
Any advice/suggestions welcome?!
Many thanks