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Author: willisz (MI) Is it possible to reparing leek at horizontal sweat on 1"x1"x1/2" tee,or is this a complete rip out start over job,All 1" vertical sweat's went fine..it's that 1/2" horizontal sweat at the tee that leeks,This is a well feed with 40 psi,and yes"dripping water was in the 1" vertical" feed...
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Author: packy (MA) i would not trust any of those joints. the tee was overheated and the solder job looks terrible. i would redo with a new tee, lots of flux and a better grade of solder..
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Author: Wheelchair (IL) Do it Right ... the second time and have peace of mind and a well system that works as designed. Redo it Right! Best Wishes
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Author: hj (AZ) You CANNOT "fix" the joint. You have to take it apart and redo it.
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Author: North Carolina Plumber (NC) I would replace that 90 near the bottom of the tank with a tee and boiler drain.
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Author: hj (AZ) There might be several things I would do, unless they are already there buy not in the picture.
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Thanks. I appreciate all the advice
Author: willisz (MI) I appreciate all the advice,redo is the way to go,it's what I thought... Edited 1 times.
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