Prashster
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After cutting out a leaking section of 1/2" copper pipe in my bro-in-law's laundry room, we discovered one of the mating sections is no longer 1/2".
The stub going into the floor has swollen so it won't fit into any adapters.
I believe it has swollen because my b-in-law confirms that water has frozen in the pipes before (this section is along an outside wall).
The bad thing is that the stub goes into cement (they're on a slab), so I can't trace it back to where the distortion originates; so I can't easily cut out the offending section.
I bought a 'swagging' tool and intend to ream out the center so it'll fit over a 1/2" pipe. Doesn't look like it'll take much to get it there. Is this a reasonable approach?
Thanks in advance.
The stub going into the floor has swollen so it won't fit into any adapters.
I believe it has swollen because my b-in-law confirms that water has frozen in the pipes before (this section is along an outside wall).
The bad thing is that the stub goes into cement (they're on a slab), so I can't trace it back to where the distortion originates; so I can't easily cut out the offending section.
I bought a 'swagging' tool and intend to ream out the center so it'll fit over a 1/2" pipe. Doesn't look like it'll take much to get it there. Is this a reasonable approach?
Thanks in advance.