Many homes in new jersey are built with copper drain pipes or copper sewer lines.
Copper drain pipe repair.
Mark the leak shut off the main water valve and drain or thaw and drain the affected pipe.
Can you fix a copper pipe leak without soldering.
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The drain pipe under my sink is made of copper and has a couple of small holes just before it goes into the wall and eventually leads out to a greywater tank.
Cut out the damaged section photo 1 then measure the gap and from the sweat coupling cut a repair piece that s 1 in.
And anyone can use them.
Fortunately i had some spare 1 2 inch sharkbite couplings in my tool box.
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Longer than the damaged section.
The picture below is taken from beneath the pipe showing it.
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These slide onto copper pvc or pex pipes.
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What s the easiest way to repair a pipe leak.
Start the repair by cutting out the leaky piece of pipe.
Pipe repair clamps secure pipe in place so that repairs can be made to damaged corroded or leaky water and gas pipes.
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You can buy a sweat coupling sized to repair 1 2 in.
Copper has an impressive lifespan of up to 50 years but unfortunately this particular metal is prone to extensive corrosion after decades of wear and tear.