Went to go install a check valve on a very old bathroom sink.. all is good except there is a small crack in the feed line just outside the tile. It juts out enough to where i could apply a dab of something. I'm talking a drip every min. or so very small. would a rubber air line piece/ fuel hose/ something with a tight fit inside the pipe be better?
the valve on hot stem is squeaky AF.. already replaced the rubber on that but brass on brass nails on chalkboard still exists... Its a preventative measure if i break the stem.. so the rest of the house can have water. It was just a seam on the pipe that thought was a crack... just needed a few more wounds of plumbers tape
You mean a ball valve ? Check valves restrict flow in one direction Can you install a compression fitting on the nub that sticks out? I'd be weary of tapes or sealants
Without knowing the material of the water line in question, repair suggestions are difficult to make. Old house, galvanized or hard drawn copper. Two different repairs.
If it only sticks out a little bit and you do not want to remove tile maybe it’s easier to do a drywall patch and repair it from the other side of the wall.. Then you can replace the pipe and extend it out enough to replace with a new shut off.. I think you’re replacing a shut off not a check valve.
City water pressure is usually around 60psi. This is no time for a half ass repair. If the leak is that close to the tile.....there are probably more drips that you aren't seeing.
Yea its ball shut off. Our water pressure is kinda high for some reason(even before the city did water main repair) maybe we do need a water pressure regulator adjustment. No leaks at all. I had just under tightened the ball valve at first. It's a pipe thread fitting to compression at the sink.
That thread title sitting there for a whole weekend and no boob jokes?!? I'm not sure if I'm impressed or disappointed...
