Puncture in cooper tubing

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    • 26 Feb 2004 at 4:46 pm #277178
      Avatar photoDave Gerber
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      I did a stupid thing and drilled a sheet rock screw through my copper tube heating pipe. The puncture is about an 1/8th inch. The pipe used was the fresh water grade and not the thin heating kind. It is in an awkard spot, can I just remove the burs and solder the hole? Or, do I have to cut, joint and sweat?

    • 26 Feb 2004 at 10:52 pm #295637
      Avatar photoDUNBAR
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      If your good and have perfected the art of soldering a hole that size, go for it.

      But if you want peace of mind, then cut and use a slip coupling. Cut the pipe right where the hole is. Then solder.


      “Your best interest is secured by making the right decisions the first time.”

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