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    Weepy copper joint

    New England and Canada, therefore you are living in those magic kingdoms where the pipe is solid and most of the plumbing is above ground. Now, imagine you are in California and the repairs you are proposing are to copper tubing four inches above where it disappears under the slab and are very...
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    Weepy copper joint

    While soldering a new T into an existing copper pipe, I inadvertently heated a nearby joint to the point the solder was bubbling. now the joint weeps a little water. How little? When I rub my finger in gypsum dust and then rub the joint, it comes back damp. It doesn't drip, nor even run down the...
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