Etbrown4
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In a 10 yr old house, we find a tiny leak at the crimp joint, joining a toilet stop to PEX or polyethylene pipe.
It's a really small leak, like one drip every half hour. So just as soon not replace the stop if there is a viable option.
Have very limited experience with crimping PEX.
Can you re-crimp a PEX pipe to tighten the crimp ring?
Any chance of a hose clamp helping as a supplement? Not sure how far the barbs protrude. We notice that the crimp ring is about 1/8" away from the valve stop body.
I've read a post in another forum which said that some plumbers might apply 2 crimp rings , routinely. Is there room?
It's a really small leak, like one drip every half hour. So just as soon not replace the stop if there is a viable option.
Have very limited experience with crimping PEX.
Can you re-crimp a PEX pipe to tighten the crimp ring?
Any chance of a hose clamp helping as a supplement? Not sure how far the barbs protrude. We notice that the crimp ring is about 1/8" away from the valve stop body.
I've read a post in another forum which said that some plumbers might apply 2 crimp rings , routinely. Is there room?
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