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Pinhole leak in PEX pipe coming from tankless water heater

Fuzzbuster said:
@Relax Did you get it all sorted out?
If you were dealing with 1/2 I could have loaned you the tools and given you the materials.
I'm a big fan of copper, I even did my drains in copper! Who ever scraps my house is gonna be rich! Note: I know there is a missing escutcheon plate, never found the right size! That's on my never ending to do list! Bikes take priority!

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Yes, as mentioned above, the Reliance tech took care of it by doing a patch job using a couple lengths of new PEX and some copper couplings and rings. He took the old section with him, but when I was looking closely at it, there was actually a hairline crack in it as opposed to a pinhole.

And I appreciate the offer!
 
Relax said:
Yes, as mentioned above, the Reliance tech took care of it by doing a patch job using a couple lengths of new PEX and some copper couplings and rings. He took the old section with him, but when I was looking closely at it, there was actually a hairline crack in it as opposed to a pinhole.

And I appreciate the offer!
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PEX (and most rigid pressure tubing) will crack when kinked or bent past their curve radius. That's why PEX curves should always be routed through a bend support bracket that is firmly staked.
 
Fuzzbuster said:
@Relax Did you get it all sorted out?
If you were dealing with 1/2 I could have loaned you the tools and given you the materials.
I'm a big fan of copper, I even did my drains in copper! Who ever scraps my house is gonna be rich! Note: I know there is a missing escutcheon plate, never found the right size! That's on my never ending to do list! Bikes take priority!

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Where's the trap?
 
Relax said:
Yes, as mentioned above, the Reliance tech took care of it by doing a patch job using a couple lengths of new PEX and some copper couplings and rings. He took the old section with him, but when I was looking closely at it, there was actually a hairline crack in it as opposed to a pinhole.

And I appreciate the offer!
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Nice!
Glad to hear it all worked out!
 
Fuzzbuster said:
@Relax Did you get it all sorted out?
If you were dealing with 1/2 I could have loaned you the tools and given you the materials.
I'm a big fan of copper, I even did my drains in copper! Who ever scraps my house is gonna be rich! Note: I know there is a missing escutcheon plate, never found the right size! That's on my never ending to do list! Bikes take priority!

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That is bad news without a trap you get sewer gas coming up into the house which can be deadly. Get a trap in there asap.

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With your pedestal sink on the wall, you can install the P-trap. The U-shape of this pipe is the trap that retains enough water to prevent sewer gases from ente
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