Hi everyone,
I was looking for some assistance repairing a toilet supply line. I remodeled my bathroom a few years ago and used PEX to replace the bendable copper that was in there before (weaving through the uneven stud spaces).
As per the plumbing supply place, I terminated the PEX at a 90 degree screwed into a wood backing and put a threaded pipe (satin nickel) with teflon tape similar to this:
Then I screwed compression fit shutoff valve which came as part of the satin nickel set with the threaded pipe. I noticed some rust / green tarnishing on the bottom so it appears I have a veeeery slow leak at the threads (this is after about 3 years):
The back of the baseboard that was there had some mold on it as a result but it was a very minor leak as there was never a drop of water on the floor.
I would like to repair this without ripping open the wall. My instinct would be to remove it, retape the threads, then tighten it back on. My concern is that if I loosen the threads to remove the shut off, I will be loosening the threads on the 90 degree pipe inside the wall. There is really no room to grab the pipe with pliers as you can see from the pic.
I would have preferred to solder something on but in order to get satin nickle I did not see how that would be possible.
Any advice would be appreciated!
I was looking for some assistance repairing a toilet supply line. I remodeled my bathroom a few years ago and used PEX to replace the bendable copper that was in there before (weaving through the uneven stud spaces).
As per the plumbing supply place, I terminated the PEX at a 90 degree screwed into a wood backing and put a threaded pipe (satin nickel) with teflon tape similar to this:
Then I screwed compression fit shutoff valve which came as part of the satin nickel set with the threaded pipe. I noticed some rust / green tarnishing on the bottom so it appears I have a veeeery slow leak at the threads (this is after about 3 years):
The back of the baseboard that was there had some mold on it as a result but it was a very minor leak as there was never a drop of water on the floor.
I would like to repair this without ripping open the wall. My instinct would be to remove it, retape the threads, then tighten it back on. My concern is that if I loosen the threads to remove the shut off, I will be loosening the threads on the 90 degree pipe inside the wall. There is really no room to grab the pipe with pliers as you can see from the pic.
I would have preferred to solder something on but in order to get satin nickle I did not see how that would be possible.
Any advice would be appreciated!