Fixed my last busted copper pipe using one of the SharkBite’s slip fittings! I actually cut the busted part out in under 2″!
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!