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TN-POSSUM said:
Our water heater went out in December and I've had 3 leaks in the supply line since I replaced it (all within 4' of the water heater). It's old copper lines that's been in since the 70s and the solder has been leaking in different joints. I cut the last old joint out tonight. It was suppose to be a 10 minute fix, that took me an hour. I've got $50 worth of materials in a 4' run of copper pipe. 😬

Why are Shark bites so expensive!?!
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just ripped out last little bit in our master bathroom, replaced with PEX. ill be damned...
 
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Jackcrevol said:
just ripped out last little bit in our master bathroom, replaced with PEX. ill be damned...
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It's been a pain in the butt. I should have swapped to pex when I replaced the water heater but everything was fine for a couple of weeks. The new water heater is a little taller so I don't know if that is what messed with the lines. The week it snowed, was the 1st time it leaked (the water heater is in the basement). I replaced a 90 degree joint and the one below started leaking a month later. The hot water hook-up has been a slow drip since April but it finally went bad in past couple of days.

Our outside spicket is leaking now. I've got to fix it tomorrow. 🙄
 
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TN-POSSUM said:
It's been a pain in the butt. I should have swapped to pex when I replaced the water heater but everything was fine for a couple of weeks. The new water heater is a little taller so I don't know if that is what messed with the lines. The week it snowed, was the 1st time it leaked (the water heater is in the basement). I'd get one leak fixed and a month later, I'd get another one.

Our outside spicket is leaking now. I've got to fix it tomorrow. 🙄
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has something caused the water pressure to change?
 
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TN-POSSUM said:
Just the new water heater. It's taller than the old one. I think the age of the pipes and the height of the new one put too much pressure on the joints. It's all new ..... now
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I would still check the pressure. Leaks happening out of the blue in different places like that could be a sign the pressure is too high. If you have a pressure reducing valve, it could have gone bad.
 
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DarthVol1 said:
I would still check the pressure. Leaks happening out of the blue in different places like that could be a sign the pressure is too high. If you have a pressure reducing valve, it could have gone bad.
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I replaced the reducing valve 2 years ago. I think I weakened the joints when I put the new one in. I'll keep an eye on it but every joint that I would've put too much "force" on has been replaced.
 
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