I've heard (and repeated) the bread trick. I think you need to use cheap white bread, and don't pack it in there.
TP would probably work too, same thing, don't pack it. Max Dillon Charleston SC May 27, 2020 5:21:51 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>: > The fun is never-ending. Came down to the basement this morning to find > water covering the floor. Traced it back to the water heater. OK, it's > 22 years old so not too surprising. > > Picked up a replacement at Lowes. The plumbing in the house is all CPVC, > so I need to glue up a couple of new pieces to connect the new > heater. Problem is that being at the low point of the house, there's a > never-ending slow drip coming out of the cut-off end supply > line. Possibly the house main valve isn't making a complete seal. Anyway > I'm finding it impossible to keep the end of the pipe dry to apply the > cement. > > I recall hearing about a trick of using bread to block a slow drip in a > copper pipe before sweating a joint together. Thinking that might work > just as well here. My other idea was toilet paper. It disintegrates when > wet so it should flush out cleanly once the water is back on, I would > think. Any other ideas? > > Allan > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
