Lordoftheflies
Active Member
Went to replace a faucet....and the angle valve flew off after loosening the nut on the faucet side. Damn maid was there doing laundry so she asked not to shut off the water and stupid me listened. Luckily was able to run down and shut the water and minimize the damage.........
But what causes this to happen? 3/8" brass just totally corroded on the hot water side...and the pipe diameter greatly reduced. It looked like the previous plumber replaced the cold water side but did not replace the hot. I wish I could slap him.
When I unscrewed the remainder of the pipe half of the threads were completely rotted away inside as well and I had to carefully scrape it clean.
But what causes this to happen? 3/8" brass just totally corroded on the hot water side...and the pipe diameter greatly reduced. It looked like the previous plumber replaced the cold water side but did not replace the hot. I wish I could slap him.
When I unscrewed the remainder of the pipe half of the threads were completely rotted away inside as well and I had to carefully scrape it clean.