is its okay to cement in a Ford fitting?

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is its okay to cement in a Ford fitting?
Author: nimik (NY) My water supply line (lead) is cracked. I have a ford fitting and have to place it below the cement floor. Should I cement the ford fitting or just fill it in with gravel with gravel?
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Re: is its okay to cement in a Ford fitting?
Author: KCRoto (MO) Your water supply line is (probably) galvanized, concrete will only make the problem harder to fix next week when the pipe gives way. Call a plumber to see what options you have. edit- I wasn't plumbing before 1986 and have personally never seen a lead water line for supplying water, only in the drain system. Edited 1 times.
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Re: is its okay to cement in a Ford fitting?
Author: Paul48 (CT) Might be lead also.
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Re: is its okay to cement in a Ford fitting?
Author: hj (AZ) quote; Your water supply line is galvanized What makes you say that when he specified that it WAS lead, and lead pipe is a lot larger than galvanized?
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Re: is its okay to cement in a Ford fitting?
Author: KCRoto (MO) That is why I edited my post. The oldest house I ever worked in was built around ~1870, and even it didn't have a lead water service. It doesn't change the fact that I wouldn't cement in the valve, lead or no lead.
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Re: is its okay to cement in a Ford fitting?
Author: hj (AZ) In Chicago, we were still installing lead services in 1968 when I left the area.
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Re: is its okay to cement in a Ford fitting?
Author: bernabeu (SC) ...hope you rolled the 'goosenecks' to the right as facing the tapping... ============================================== "Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638
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Re: is its okay to cement in a Ford fitting?
Author: nimik (NY) it's before the water meter in the city brought water in with lead pipes way back then and then she hooks into galvanized then the meter and then we put in copper 40 years ago. All of the ford fitting will be below floor level. then I'm putting in copper to the meter when the galvanized was.
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Re: is its okay to cement in a Ford fitting?
Author: nimik (NY) it definitely is lead pipe from the water main on the stream to the house they did that in the Northeast years ago.
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Re: is its okay to cement in a Ford fitting?
Author: nimik (NY) thanks KC I didn't see your re-post I'm doing this on my phone and I don't get to see a lot of them till after the fact.
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Re: is its okay to cement in a Ford fitting?
Author: nimik (NY) okay you got me the gooseneck but I did consult my friend the plumber yet 30 plus years in the business and just going with what he told me but I couldn't reach him define cementing the fitting over when I'm done. Thanks
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Re: is its okay to cement in a Ford fitting?

Author: bernabeu (SC)

the 'gooseneck' remark was directed at hj

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the 'gooseneck' was a specified loop of lead laid 'clockwise' relative to the threaded cock tapped into the main so that if there were to be any 'settlement' of the building supply it would be absorbed by the 'flexible' lead and/or tighten the cock

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"Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638

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