Old Plumbing

[SeaCat]

This afternoon I decided to pull back the skirting of the Mobile Home and see if I could find out why the ground around the outdoor spigot was always damp.

Well I found the culprit, after pulling out a ton of growth. It wasn't where I expected it either. (Which was in the piping to the spigot.) Oh no, it couldn't be that easy. Nope the leak was in the splitter/T-Fitting for the Hot water.

This fitting is where the Hot Water comes from the Heater and is split to go to the different areas of the trailer.

This fitting has a 1/2 inch line coming in to the top and two 1/4 inch copper lines running from the side and bottom. (The 1/2 inch line is the one coming from the Water Heater.) The fitting is made of the old style grey PVC Piping.

The leak is a hairline crack in the threaded area in the fitting coming in from the side.

Naturaly the local Ace doesn't appen to have this fitting or anything like it. They recomended I go to the Mobile Home Depot and see if they have something.

I get the feeling I'm going to be building me something to replace this.

Oh and here's a picture of the fitting.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/Seacat_01/Waterline.jpg

Cat

 

[SlickTony]

Sooner you than me, Cat. Good luck.

 

[Handley_Page]

Erm, complete replacement T fitting ?

Good Luck, Cat.

 

[DeeZire]

I thought this thread was going to be about writing erotica for the Mature catagory.

 

[JackLuis]

I thought this thread was going to be about writing erotica for the Mature catagory.

My 'old plumbing' leaks too, from time to time.

 

[OzoneRed]

This afternoon I decided to pull back the skirting of the Mobile Home and see if I could find out why the ground around the outdoor spigot was always damp.

Well I found the culprit, after pulling out a ton of growth. It wasn't where I expected it either. (Which was in the piping to the spigot.) Oh no, it couldn't be that easy. Nope the leak was in the splitter/T-Fitting for the Hot water.

This fitting is where the Hot Water comes from the Heater and is split to go to the different areas of the trailer.

This fitting has a 1/2 inch line coming in to the top and two 1/4 inch copper lines running from the side and bottom. (The 1/2 inch line is the one coming from the Water Heater.) The fitting is made of the old style grey PVC Piping.

The leak is a hairline crack in the threaded area in the fitting coming in from the side.

Naturaly the local Ace doesn't appen to have this fitting or anything like it. They recomended I go to the Mobile Home Depot and see if they have something.

I get the feeling I'm going to be building me something to replace this.

Oh and here's a picture of the fitting.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/Seacat_01/Waterline.jpg

Cat

I had a similar problem, in a steel fitting, and was able to fix it without tools. At K-mart, I bought something called Pipe Putty, or something like that. Basically, was two strips of something like clay. The two strips have to be mashed together into a homogenous lump of epoxy, which is then molded over the leak. It dries solid. It's lasted for 20 years so far.

I don't know if the stuff will bond to PVC.

 

[SeaCat]

Well i wandered down to the Mobile Home depot to see if they had any ideas. When i walked in and started looking around what do I find but bins filled with these fitting. The one I needed was selling at the whopping price of $1.75 plus tax. Needless to say I picked one and it is now in place and working just fine.

While I was there and browsing I noticed bins filled with replacement cranks and gear boxes for the Jalousie Windows. I'm thinking I'll be heading back down there tomorrow to not only pick up some of these but ask for advice on how to get the old ones out. (After a while the gears inside these strip out.)

Cat

 

[SlickTony]

Glad your plumbing story had a happy ending.

 

[SeaCat]

My 'old plumbing' leaks too, from time to time.

I don't have to deal with that minor problem.

Cat

 

[SlickTony]

I don't have to deal with that minor problem.

Cat

Count your blessings, Cat.

 

[amicus]

SeaCat reminds me of an 'Heinlein' kinda guy; yat got a problem, ya fix it!

Way ta go, Cat!@

Ami

 

[Handley_Page]

I don't have to deal with that minor problem.

Cat

who said it's minor ?