Hello everyone,
I just moved into my first home - a 1965 single story concrete block house in FL. I noticed recently that the kitchen sink drain was leaking into the cabinet. Figuring I had a simple leak, I pulled everything apart only to find that the copper drain line (which runs into a concrete block wall) is heavily eaten away - it is paper thin in spots and gone in others along the bottom of the pipe.
Being a new homeowner, I'm a bit short on money so I'd like to try to tackle this repair myself. I consider myself very handy - I've done basic plumbing repairs before (copper sweating, PVC drains, etc), but nothing that involves concrete demo. Can anyone offer any suggestions?
I've got a small air chisel, a hammer drill, angle grinder (no diamond blades yet), etc. Should I just keep cutting until I find solid copper pipe? Should I just replace the horizontal portion of the copper drain?
Here are some pictures of the area if that helps.
The pipe
The pipe makes a 90 deg bend inside concrete towards the dishwasher.
The inside view of this wall
The outside view of this wall
Thanks for any words of wisdom you can offer!
- Joe
I just moved into my first home - a 1965 single story concrete block house in FL. I noticed recently that the kitchen sink drain was leaking into the cabinet. Figuring I had a simple leak, I pulled everything apart only to find that the copper drain line (which runs into a concrete block wall) is heavily eaten away - it is paper thin in spots and gone in others along the bottom of the pipe.
Being a new homeowner, I'm a bit short on money so I'd like to try to tackle this repair myself. I consider myself very handy - I've done basic plumbing repairs before (copper sweating, PVC drains, etc), but nothing that involves concrete demo. Can anyone offer any suggestions?
I've got a small air chisel, a hammer drill, angle grinder (no diamond blades yet), etc. Should I just keep cutting until I find solid copper pipe? Should I just replace the horizontal portion of the copper drain?
Here are some pictures of the area if that helps.
The pipe
The pipe makes a 90 deg bend inside concrete towards the dishwasher.
The inside view of this wall
The outside view of this wall
Thanks for any words of wisdom you can offer!
- Joe