So I'm working on moving my master bedroom bath sinks closer for my new double sink vanity. Turning off the main waterline must have dislodged something because when I turn on the water to the house, my newly sweated pipes work well but my shower only dribbles. I DID NOT TOUCH THE SHOWER PIPES! So After attempting to fix it -pulling the center cylinder thing, I crack one of the small copper pipes to the single handle Delta faucet. So since I cannot fix that, I break the whole thing off and see gunk in the hot water pipe which later was described as rust by one of the home depot plumbing section guys. The whole house is inly 8 years old, but whatever.
So, now since I'm on the second floor and the outside of the shower wall is stucco and the neighbors yard I have no ability to access the piping from the backside. So it's either work with the 5 inch whole where the faucet is or ripout the whole tub shower enclosure. (mind you, a new vanity created all this mess- yeah I know the rust would have popped up it's ugly head sooner or later, guess it's better now since I have the plumbing stuff out and the wife is already up in arms about the lack of sinks in the master bath and the ongoing mess.
YES yes yes, I did the incredible, I cut, refitted the new faucet, torched/sweated (did not burn the house down) all in 5 inches of space even after the home depot guy said it could not be done without cutting the stucco from behind or ripping out the enclosure, but but but... one problem, one of the 4 pipes (hot, cold, shower, tub) is drip, drip, driping ughhhhh. One of the sweats did not take (what do you expect in 5 inches of space?
I can't bear to cut anything more in that little space, it's stressing me out.
Finally my question--- can I resweat the dripping pipe without taking the threaded pipe area apart (which is soldered on the other end)??? CAN MAN RESWEAT WITHOUT TAKING IT APART one cleaning??? AND STOP THE DRIP. Or am I doomed to pulling the whole shower enclosure out and conceed to the retired home depot guys thought that it is the only way since I have limited access. Let me know :-(
So, now since I'm on the second floor and the outside of the shower wall is stucco and the neighbors yard I have no ability to access the piping from the backside. So it's either work with the 5 inch whole where the faucet is or ripout the whole tub shower enclosure. (mind you, a new vanity created all this mess- yeah I know the rust would have popped up it's ugly head sooner or later, guess it's better now since I have the plumbing stuff out and the wife is already up in arms about the lack of sinks in the master bath and the ongoing mess.
YES yes yes, I did the incredible, I cut, refitted the new faucet, torched/sweated (did not burn the house down) all in 5 inches of space even after the home depot guy said it could not be done without cutting the stucco from behind or ripping out the enclosure, but but but... one problem, one of the 4 pipes (hot, cold, shower, tub) is drip, drip, driping ughhhhh. One of the sweats did not take (what do you expect in 5 inches of space?
I can't bear to cut anything more in that little space, it's stressing me out.
Finally my question--- can I resweat the dripping pipe without taking the threaded pipe area apart (which is soldered on the other end)??? CAN MAN RESWEAT WITHOUT TAKING IT APART one cleaning??? AND STOP THE DRIP. Or am I doomed to pulling the whole shower enclosure out and conceed to the retired home depot guys thought that it is the only way since I have limited access. Let me know :-(
