Is everything in the equipment room busted? Now the water regulator is leaky!
Two New Busted Pipes!
I turned the water on again and guess what happened?! I found 2 new busted copper lines and of course both were behind the air compressor!
SharkBite Fittings for my Broken Pipes
I used some SharkBite fittings to fix my 1″ copper water lines. I used a coupler and this neat slip fitting. This slip fitting allows for a 2″ gap to be in the pipe and you just slide the fitting over the gap.
Two More Breaks in my Copper Pipes
I tried to turn the water back on today and discovered that I had 2 more breaks in my copper pipes. If you notice in the second picture one of the breaks is located behind the boiler (of course)! The third picture shows that I still have a small ice problem!
Can Cold Weather Break Air Compressors?
Can cold weather kill air compressors? Because now I have one dead Lowes air compressor and another air compressor that the motor had to be reset.
Thermostat Doesn’t Work?
Apparently the thermostat for the heater does not work correctly. I had to fiddle with it and I got it to cut on. This caused some of my freezing problem in the equipment room.
Cap off that Pipe
Well, I do not know how to sweat copper so I bought this fancy GatorBite cap (292792) that you just push on. Anyone can be a plumber now! They are also removable… try that with a copper fitting. If you note in the second picture, the pipe is solid ice. Not good!
Snowing Today!
Today it was snowing again and very cold.
My Dog Turned 14 Today!
My dalmation Pepsi turned 14 today! She is pretty old now…. I remember when she was a little pup.
Hose Fell Off
One of my hoses fell off my pump setup. Maybe one day it will be above freezing?