OK, so I got my new shower plumbed in early yesterday using CPVC supply lines (the whole house was done in CPVC). I let the CPVC cement cure and then repressurized the system. I checked all of my connections several times over the next few hours and everything seemed dry. After I woke up this morning I checked them once more and discovered that the T fitting where I connected to the water supply apparently has a very tiny leak... there was one drip on the bottom of it where the pipe enters the T. It didn't appear to be dripping down the pipe and it didn't seem to have any water underneath it in the wall cavity, so it's definitely a really small leak.
Unfortunately it's in a dreadful place to get to, which probably explains why it leaks in the first place... I suspect I knicked the end of the pipe with the saw as I was cutting it. It's in the wall, halfway behind the water heater, behind a 2 inch drain and a 1.5 inch supply for the fire sprinklers. I know that I really should cut out the T and glue in a new one, but because of the accessibility issues I'm considering trying to just use some epoxy to seal it.
Should I go ahead and cut it out and do it the right way or do you think the epoxy might be a good permanent solution? I suppose I already know what you're going to say, but I'm really not looking forward to cutting that thing out and replacing it
Thanks,
Brett
Unfortunately it's in a dreadful place to get to, which probably explains why it leaks in the first place... I suspect I knicked the end of the pipe with the saw as I was cutting it. It's in the wall, halfway behind the water heater, behind a 2 inch drain and a 1.5 inch supply for the fire sprinklers. I know that I really should cut out the T and glue in a new one, but because of the accessibility issues I'm considering trying to just use some epoxy to seal it.
Should I go ahead and cut it out and do it the right way or do you think the epoxy might be a good permanent solution? I suppose I already know what you're going to say, but I'm really not looking forward to cutting that thing out and replacing it
Thanks,
Brett