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From: Artemus on 25 Jun 2010 16:11 "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:dv0826tsojdfiugn229dbr1tfl87s33vma(a)4ax.com... > The urge to kill... > > Just changed out a kitchen sink disposer. > > Original equipment, put in when the house was built 16 years ago. > > Some "master" plumber filled every threaded (plastic drain) joint with > plumbers putty :-( > > Dried up after 16 years... I had to break it to get it apart :-( > > ...Jim Thompson > -- What *was* that plumber thinking??? "If I don't goop up every joint I may have to return and fix any leak for free. OTOH with goop I can avoid that and have a bigger fee when it breaks after the warrantee period." Art
From: Martin Riddle on 25 Jun 2010 20:33 "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:dv0826tsojdfiugn229dbr1tfl87s33vma(a)4ax.com... > The urge to kill... > > Just changed out a kitchen sink disposer. > > Original equipment, put in when the house was built 16 years ago. > > Some "master" plumber filled every threaded (plastic drain) joint with > plumbers putty :-( > > Dried up after 16 years... I had to break it to get it apart :-( > What was your outcome with the in slab leak? Dig it up, and pipe-in-pipe? Cheers
From: Dan on 26 Jun 2010 01:42 Oppie wrote: > "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote > in message news:dv0826tsojdfiugn229dbr1tfl87s33vma(a)4ax.com... >> The urge to kill... >> >> Just changed out a kitchen sink disposer. >> >> Original equipment, put in when the house was built 16 years ago. >> >> Some "master" plumber filled every threaded (plastic drain) joint with >> plumbers putty :-( >> >> Dried up after 16 years... I had to break it to get it apart :-( >> >> ...Jim Thompson > > So what is the problem? Working with plastic pipe is easy - even if you > have to saw out a section. Bonding in a new coupler is simple. My > biggest problem was dry fitting everything first to get all the > dimensions proved out... then I forgot to glue one of the joints ;-) You will find when you need to repair a single fitting that your cans of primer and cement from your last project will have dried out. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired
From: Pieyed Piper on 26 Jun 2010 01:53 On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:42:16 -0500, Dan <B2431B(a)aol.com> wrote: > > You will find when you need to repair a single fitting that your cans >of primer and cement from your last project will have dried out. > >Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired You ain't real bright, Danny. In fact, it sounds like you should have the doc double your Lithium dosage levels. Any idiot knows how to keep that from happening, much less those of us with brains. So what is your problem, sub-idiot boy?
From: Dan on 26 Jun 2010 01:55
Martin Riddle wrote: > "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote > in message news:dv0826tsojdfiugn229dbr1tfl87s33vma(a)4ax.com... >> The urge to kill... >> >> Just changed out a kitchen sink disposer. >> >> Original equipment, put in when the house was built 16 years ago. >> >> Some "master" plumber filled every threaded (plastic drain) joint with >> plumbers putty :-( >> >> Dried up after 16 years... I had to break it to get it apart :-( >> > > What was your outcome with the in slab leak? Dig it up, and > pipe-in-pipe? > > Cheers > > You could have gone all year without mentioning an under slab leak. I recently had one under my bathtub. Older house, drain was leaking, then when I gained access to the drain plumbing the cold water supply developed pinhole leaks. I did a temporary fix on that until I could dig up enough slab to get to good pipe. The hot water supply pipe decided it need to leak also. Fortunately the leaks were near the tub drain, unfortunately enough sand washed into the drain by the time I noticed it to have clogged the drain. The drain pipe was PVC, the supply lines were copper. On the plus side I installed shut offs to the tub and learned that plated brass tub drains do corrode to lace. As for plumber's putty, it does have a long shelf life and you can use it in a pinch. It also works great on old iron pipes. My personal experience is leaks always show after the stores close on Saturday and before they open on Monday. I'm not saying go buy some just in case, but if you already have some it's handy for hobbies too. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |