Copper Water Line Gages, And Usage ?
On Aug 13, 7:42�am, "Robert11" wrote:
Hello,
Live in a 35 year old house outside of Boston.
Had a leak in a Copper water pipe that the plumber finally found.
Unfortunately, I forgot to ask him if it was in a hot or cold line, as this
might, perhaps, be meaningful ?
Anyway, what surprised me was that it was pinhole leak in the middle of a
run.
Not at a joint or fitting, etc. �Right in the middle of a line.
Apparently they used the thinnest Copper they could find when they built the
place.
I used a caliper on it, and found it to be 0.028, which I guess is a grade M
(outside diameter of 5/8 inch)
But, it still should take the household pressure without any problem, I
would think.
True ?
The plumber replaced it with heavier wall stuff of approx. 0.038, which is
probably
Type L
Questions:
a. �What might make a pinhole leake in the middle of a clear run ?
I guess the pinhole can be considered as a corrosion type of breakthrough..
b. �How common is something like this is the thinwall Type M tubing ?
What causes ?
c. �35 years ago, was this (Type M) a common Copper gage they used for
household
hot and cold water lines ?
d. �Is it still allowed, or the Code prohibits it now all over ?
Any thoughts on this would be most appreciated.
Thanks,
Bob.
might have been bad from day one, a weakness in the origiinal copper
that ook 35 years to fail.
I wouldnt worry about it...
any chance a fastner like screw rubbed it?
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