My brain had a hard time with the crooked non level part. If you bent it straight, and it leaked at the bottom, you’d be cutting through the framing. Overall a killer install. You saved $300.
Yeah I didn't want to mess trying to make that bent pipe straight. Could have broken where it comes out of the concrete foundation and then I'd have a big job. Thanks for watching.
@@fixanythingdiyI agree with your decision. Especially for something that goes behind a refrigerator. Bending an old copper slab pipe is how you end up with a slab leak and major work with a jackhammer.
@@everythinghomerepair1747 I agree. Generally I want things level, but not worth the risk. The last thing I need is to have to get a jack hammer out. And I didn't want to sweat any more fittings in.
Why not just solder the pipe extension to a female brass fitting inside of a “roomy” plastic box, then put a plumbing grade, all metal, quarter turn valve on? That valve you bought is going to freeze up in a year or so and you’ll be doing this again. The process was fine. Use better parts and make it last!
My brain had a hard time with the crooked non level part. If you bent it straight, and it leaked at the bottom, you’d be cutting through the framing. Overall a killer install. You saved $300.
Yeah I didn't want to mess trying to make that bent pipe straight. Could have broken where it comes out of the concrete foundation and then I'd have a big job. Thanks for watching.
@@fixanythingdiyI agree with your decision. Especially for something that goes behind a refrigerator. Bending an old copper slab pipe is how you end up with a slab leak and major work with a jackhammer.
@@everythinghomerepair1747 I agree. Generally I want things level, but not worth the risk. The last thing I need is to have to get a jack hammer out. And I didn't want to sweat any more fittings in.
I suppose I could have used my tubing bender to put a slight bend in the new section of pipe before I did the sweat connection to correct the bend.
Why not just solder the pipe extension to a female brass fitting inside of a “roomy” plastic box, then put a plumbing grade, all metal, quarter turn valve on? That valve you bought is going to freeze up in a year or so and you’ll be doing this again. The process was fine. Use better parts and make it last!