I am not really sure how this occurred with the regulator? I guess it got too cold and it blew off?
Leaky Water Regulator
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!
Shutting the Water Off
Today it was really cold and I decided just to cut the water off at the road. It even snowed in Birmingham!
Police Called – Again
Nothing better than the Police calling you. Well actually this time it was a good thing. One of my water lines fell apart and water was just flowing out the front of the building. Not cool. Then I could not find the water main in the front of the building.