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Thu, 07 March 2013 03:14

fitzmorrispr

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Registered: February 2013
Location: Los Angeles

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So, I've been poking around the insides of everything, in an attempt
to get it all working well enough to live with until I have the time
and money to make it nice.

Much of the ducting off the furnace was perforated by mice, who used
it as a highway between the back of the fridge and the back of the
stove. As a result, the registers, as well as many of the nooks and
crannies, are full of detritus, scraps of carpet and insulation and
such. Fortunately the little menaces are all long gone.

[Aside: Why does the ducting have an outlet next to the water pump,
and behind the bath? To prevent pipe freezing, or to serve as an
off-ramp for the mice?]

Anyway, I pressurized my water system for the first time today,
starting with the faucets full on, then shutting off the cold sides to
flush the heater. The system then promptly output a foul smelling
orange juice/vomit colored liquid which foamed a bit, before running
clear.

Closing the valves, I learned that there's a leak in one of the pipes
running over the top of the bath compartment on its way to the sink.
Fortunately, there's flare fittings back of the sink and in the
hallway ceiling.

My plan is to open the access hatch on the fridge compartment, and cut
an access hole in the plywood separating it from the backside of the
bathroom, disconnect the pipe from the tee for the sink, and from the
coupling at the ceiling, and then use some hardware store bits to
install a length of white PEX.

Being unsure of which line it's in, i'll just tighten everything up
and pressurize it. If it leaks, I changed the wrong one, or both were
bad. Figure I'll refrain from pulling out the copper until I know for
sure.

Anything I should consider before proceeding?
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		[GMCnet] Cabinetry, Plumbing, and HVAC By: fitzmorrispr on Thu, 07 March 2013 03:14
		Re: [GMCnet] Cabinetry, Plumbing, and HVAC By: Mr ERFisher on Thu, 07 March 2013 05:42
		Re: [GMCnet] Cabinetry, Plumbing, and HVAC By: Mr ERFisher on Thu, 07 March 2013 06:03
		Re: [GMCnet] Cabinetry, Plumbing, and HVAC By: Ken Burton on Thu, 07 March 2013 05:58
		Re: [GMCnet] Cabinetry, Plumbing, and HVAC By: Ken Burton on Thu, 07 March 2013 06:06
		Re: [GMCnet] Cabinetry, Plumbing, and HVAC By: fitzmorrispr on Thu, 07 March 2013 12:42
		Re: [GMCnet] Cabinetry, Plumbing, and HVAC By: C Boyd on Thu, 07 March 2013 16:54
		Re: [GMCnet] Cabinetry, Plumbing, and HVAC By: Ken Burton on Fri, 08 March 2013 01:48
		Re: [GMCnet] Cabinetry, Plumbing, and HVAC By: Dennis S on Thu, 07 March 2013 18:17
		Re: [GMCnet] Cabinetry, Plumbing, and HVAC By: fitzmorrispr on Fri, 08 March 2013 00:51
		Re: [GMCnet] Cabinetry, Plumbing, and HVAC By: Dennis S on Fri, 08 March 2013 08:42

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