PVR wrote:
I am totally finishing my basement (seven rooms) including installing a
bathroom. I want to be able to say I did it all myself. I have installed
about 50' of half inch copper with seven stopvalves and about 25 joints
(straight, T's and L bends). I used presoldered joints. With some
trepidation I opened the hot and cold stopvalves and found that just one of
the L joints had a very slight leak. The whole system is not an artistic
success but it is functional (except for the leak). The L joint is about 2"
from one wall and 3" from another (it is in a corner) so that seeing behind
the joint is not easy.

How should I deal with this? I know I have to drain the water from that
part of the system. Do I need to remove the L joint and replace it? Would it
be possible to apply flux to the two pipes and then add extra solder?

Would appreciate any suggestions.

Peter.


Hi,
Looking behind the joint is easy with dentist mirror. IMO, best thing to
do is to remove the joint and redo it with new one. And if this is your
first time at it, even if there is no leak now.... Good luck.