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Repair pipe where saddle valve used to be Percival P. Cassidy 08-22-2008
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Posted by Percival P. Cassidy on August 22, 2008, 12:59 pm


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?

Perce

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Posted by Oren on August 22, 2008, 1:19 pm


On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:59:35 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"

>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?
>
>Perce

Solder...

Posted by Percival P. Cassidy on August 22, 2008, 2:11 pm


On 08/22/08 01:19 pm Oren wrote:

>> 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


Posted by dpb on August 22, 2008, 2:14 pm


Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
> On 08/22/08 01:19 pm Oren wrote:
>
>>> 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.

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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Posted by Jeff Wisnia on August 22, 2008, 2:22 pm


Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
> On 08/22/08 01:19 pm Oren wrote:
>
>>> 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
>
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.)

Jeff

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Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.

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