Perce
Solder...
>> I have two saddle valves on copper piping -- one for the fridge, the
>> other for a filtered drinking water spigot. If I replace these by Tee
>> fittings (but not in the same locations), what's the best way to seal
>> the old holes?
> Solder...
Just fill the holes with solder? I thought of that but wasn't sure it
would have enough mechanical strength on its own.
Perce
Quite common repair technique, actually.
If you're uncomfortable there are some sleeve clamps you can use but I
think they're generally overkill for the purpose.
http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/projects/how-to-fix-a-small-copper-pipe-leak-using-a-repair-clamp/
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> If you are leary about doing that you could cut the pipe at the saddle
> valve hole and rejoin them with a soldered on slip coupling. (The kind
> of straight solder coupling which does not have a center stop ring so it
> can be slid completely onto one pipe end and then pulled back onto the
> other one.)
This will work well as long as you have enough play in one side of the
pipe to deflect it away to slip the coupling on.
Otherwise, you'd need to make two cuts and use two couplings. Or if
the place where you are going to put in the tee is nearby, you could
just replace the section between the old saddle valve and the new tee.
Cheers, Wayne
I would think the difficult part about just using solder coulb be
getting the pipe clean. The saddle valves leave a slight depression
in the pipe. So running emery cloth or sandpaper over it to clean, it
could be harder to get the spot at hole cleaned off.
Heat the pipe and seal the two small holes you have from saddle
valves; needle/pin perforation into a copper pipe.
Not difficult, at all...
Thats what I thought. Just leave the valves on and shut them. Why risk
making things into a project?
Billy Mays here for Mighty Putty.
Mighty Putty can seal that hole.
There's nothing you can't do with Mighty Putty.
Any job, big or small, Mighty Putty repairs them all.
B.M.
That commercial always makes me chuckle. I love the red ceramic tile repair
on the web page, you can't even see where it was broken off any more.
LOL
If you are replacing them with tees wouldn't you need to cut and shorten
the tubing to fit the tee?
Slice a repair coupling into two c shaped pieces, clean , flux and
solder over the holes.
OP never mentioned the copper pipe size. I've never seen a 1/4 inch
coupling for a copper line that size (ice maker line). Guessing the
holes are no bigger than a pencil lead. Solder them shut...
Usually a saddle tap pierces 1/2" copper supply line and feeds the
fridge via 1/4". Odds are the hole is in the 1/2" supply.
Have you ever seen a saddle tap to pierce 1/4" for anything other than
refrigerant?
>Usually a saddle tap pierces 1/2" copper supply line and feeds the
>fridge via 1/4". Odds are the hole is in the 1/2" supply.
>Have you ever seen a saddle tap to pierce 1/4" for anything other than
>refrigerant?
Oops. I stand corrected. I have a valve that I never used from an ice
maker kit. It is for 1/2 inch pipe. Thanks.
Remove the saddle valves, and use your tubing cutter to cut the copper tube
EXACTLY where the pinhole is.
Now, drain the water as best you can. Shake the copper tube, to shake out
the last of the water. Sweat on the T fittings where you just cut. Very
simple.
Since you are putting the T fittings in different places, go to your
plumbing suply and ask for "slip couplers" for that tubing size. You can
either cut the tubing, and repair with slip couplers. Or, you can saw the
slip couplers long wise. Sand the pipe and couplers, flux em up. Lay the
half-coupler over the hole. Heat, and solder. The half-coupler should patch
over the hole. Follow the same counsel, to shut off the water, drain the
pipes, etc.
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So I am not the only one scratching his head about how repairing a hole
in a supply line from a tap became a repair of 1/4" tubing?