| [GMCnet] Water leak [message #225414] |
Sun, 13 October 2013 09:35  |
Emery Stora
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While at Branson we noticed a small 6" diameter wet spot on our carpet right by the wall between our refrigerator and bath module.
It took me a long time to find the leak but I finally found it. The hot water line that goes toward the ceiling and over to the kitchen sink had been rubbing against the vent pipe that goes through the roof about two feet above the floor. I had to take out the cabinet below the bathroom sink to get to it. It was too high up to get wrenches for a normal plastic pipe coupling up there so I cut it with some small garden shears and used a brass Shark push on coupler. Boy are those expensive -- $12.99 for a 1/2" od coupler at Ace. But it did the job and I didn't have to pull the refrigerator to get to it.
The floor is now dry. Since we don't hook up to city water it only leaked when we turned on the pump. If we had been hooked to city water we would have had a very wet carpet all across the aisle.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO
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| Re: [GMCnet] Water leak [message #225468 is a reply to message #225414] |
Sun, 13 October 2013 14:43  |
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| Emery Stora wrote on Sun, 13 October 2013 09:35 |
While at Branson we noticed a small 6" diameter wet spot on our carpet right by the wall between our refrigerator and bath module.
It took me a long time to find the leak but I finally found it. The hot water line that goes toward the ceiling and over to the kitchen sink had been rubbing against the vent pipe that goes through the roof about two feet above the floor. I had to take out the cabinet below the bathroom sink to get to it. It was too high up to get wrenches for a normal plastic pipe coupling up there so I cut it with some small garden shears and used a brass Shark push on coupler. Boy are those expensive -- $12.99 for a 1/2" od coupler at Ace. But it did the job and I didn't have to pull the refrigerator to get to it.
The floor is now dry. Since we don't hook up to city water it only leaked when we turned on the pump. If we had been hooked to city water we would have had a very wet carpet all across the aisle.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO
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Just one small reason not to hook to city water. Glad you found it.
Dan
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| Re: [GMCnet] Water leak [message #225477 is a reply to message #225414] |
Sun, 13 October 2013 16:04 |
Nelson Wright
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Emery.
For all of us that are challenged when it comes to plumbing those "Shark bite" connectors will often save the day. With them you can join PVC, Pex, to copper and remove them latter if need be. Also the pipes can twist in the fitting with out leaking! Expensive yes but truly amazing!
All of us frustrated plumbers need to aware of them.
Thanks for sharing your discovery,
Sent from my iPhone
Nelson Wright
78 Royale rear bath
Orlando Fl.
> On Oct 13, 2013, at 10:35 AM, Emery Stora <emerystora@me.com> wrote:
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> While at Branson we noticed a small 6" diameter wet spot on our carpet right by the wall between our refrigerator and bath module.
>
> It took me a long time to find the leak but I finally found it. The hot water line that goes toward the ceiling and over to the kitchen sink had been rubbing against the vent pipe that goes through the roof about two feet above the floor. I had to take out the cabinet below the bathroom sink to get to it. It was too high up to get wrenches for a normal plastic pipe coupling up there so I cut it with some small garden shears and used a brass Shark push on coupler. Boy are those expensive -- $12.99 for a 1/2" od coupler at Ace. But it did the job and I didn't have to pull the refrigerator to get to it.
>
> The floor is now dry. Since we don't hook up to city water it only leaked when we turned on the pump. If we had been hooked to city water we would have had a very wet carpet all across the aisle.
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> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Frederick, CO
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