I've just purchased an older home that has 1/2" galvanized water line coming
through the foundation in the basement. It sticks in there about 14" before
it elbows up. It has no main service valve. It is not physically feasible
to cut this pipe back and re-thread it due to space limitations. My
question is this. Is there such a thing as some sort of compression fitting
that will work on 1/2" galv pipe? Or any other solution?

thanks,
--
Steve Barker

Yes.. GO TO HOME DEPOT


"Steve Barker" wrote in message
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I've just purchased an older home that has 1/2" galvanized water line
coming
through the foundation in the basement. It sticks in there about 14"
before
it elbows up. It has no main service valve. It is not physically
feasible
to cut this pipe back and re-thread it due to space limitations. My
question is this. Is there such a thing as some sort of compression
fitting
that will work on 1/2" galv pipe? Or any other solution?

thanks,
--
Steve Barker

On Feb 4, 1:12 pm, "Steve Barker" wrote:
I've just purchased an older home that has 1/2" galvanized water line coming
through the foundation in the basement. It sticks in there about 14" before
it elbows up. It has no main service valve. It is not physically feasible
to cut this pipe back and re-thread it due to space limitations. My
question is this. Is there such a thing as some sort of compression fitting
that will work on 1/2" galv pipe? Or any other solution?
....

What's the problem trying to solve? If it's wanting to put a service
valve in and the pipe is solid (as in not rusted out), take the elbow
off and use a coupling to extend it however far you need and then
reroute it back in line w/ the existing line. Use a union for the
final connection.

"Steve Barker" wrote in message
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I've just purchased an older home that has 1/2" galvanized water line
coming through the foundation in the basement. It sticks in there about
14" before it elbows up. It has no main service valve. It is not
physically feasible to cut this pipe back and re-thread it due to space
limitations. My question is this. Is there such a thing as some sort of
compression fitting that will work on 1/2" galv pipe? Or any other
solution?

How old is the pipe? Chances are, it will have to be replaced in the next
few years anyway, so use copper or plastic and be done with it.

I'm trying to avoid having it stick out any more than it already is. Which
is a ridiculous amount already.

--
Steve Barker




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On Feb 4, 1:12 pm, "Steve Barker" wrote:
I've just purchased an older home that has 1/2" galvanized water line
coming
through the foundation in the basement. It sticks in there about 14"
before
it elbows up. It has no main service valve. It is not physically
feasible
to cut this pipe back and re-thread it due to space limitations. My
question is this. Is there such a thing as some sort of compression
fitting
that will work on 1/2" galv pipe? Or any other solution?
...

What's the problem trying to solve? If it's wanting to put a service
valve in and the pipe is solid (as in not rusted out), take the elbow
off and use a coupling to extend it however far you need and then
reroute it back in line w/ the existing line. Use a union for the
final connection.

Steve Barker wrote:
I'm trying to avoid having it stick out any more than it already is. Which
is a ridiculous amount already.


You could probably use a rubber fitting, (with
screw type band) but eventually it would fail.

How much room do you have? If it sticks out
enough to bother you, I would think you would have
enough room to cut it off and thread it. You
don't need much to cut the pipe off with a small
hack saw. Also, you can get pipe thread tools
that need only 8" or so of swing (one arm that you
keep turning in the same direction via a ratchet
mechanism).