runderwo
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I have an outdoor frost proof fixture. It was leaking. The valve could not be removed because the pipe of the fixture was cavitated, I guess from abuse. My dad tried to remove it with a pipe wrench. It moved about 1/4 turn but felt like it was twisting instead of breaking loose. I used a hammer to knock it the rest of the way loose (should have started this way). When it came out, so did a "pigtail" of twisted copper pipe on the other end of the completely frozen/corroded threaded fitting....
Inside, the pipe is teed off a pipe shared with the toilet valve. I cut into the drywall and sweated the broken piece out of the tee. Now I'm stuck. I can't seem to get the new pipe into the tee. The old pipe will go in if I beat on it. I guess the tee end is slightly warped now. Unfortunately, I don't have room to beat on the new pipe because I'm behind the toilet and the new pipe extends into the outer wall. Replacing the tee with a new one would involve removing the whole toilet supply pipe.
What would you all do here? Replacing the tee seems like a lot of trouble but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to re-use the old one, or even if it's possible given the angles I'm stuck with.
Inside, the pipe is teed off a pipe shared with the toilet valve. I cut into the drywall and sweated the broken piece out of the tee. Now I'm stuck. I can't seem to get the new pipe into the tee. The old pipe will go in if I beat on it. I guess the tee end is slightly warped now. Unfortunately, I don't have room to beat on the new pipe because I'm behind the toilet and the new pipe extends into the outer wall. Replacing the tee with a new one would involve removing the whole toilet supply pipe.
What would you all do here? Replacing the tee seems like a lot of trouble but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to re-use the old one, or even if it's possible given the angles I'm stuck with.
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