- May 23, 2015
- 24,380
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
So, of course, the day before my contractor is showing up to outfit my "garage man-cave" I notice an exterior spigot leak on the side of my garage wall. Upon closer inspection, there is definitely some wetness there and so I had to tell my guy to not install one of the cabinets (for now) so that I can keep access open to the drywall (drywall is a lot easier to fix than stucco!). Upon disassembly what I discovered really ticked me off as it was a total FAIL of Basic Plumbing 101 For Dummies -
NEVER CONNECT GALVANIZED AND COPPER/BRASS FITTINGS!!!!!
So, here are some pictures of the autofill line that connected to this spigot -
So, right where the that female coupling is in the first picture, a short 2" nipple was placed between the brass setup seen in picture and the interior brass fitting seen here through the drywall -
And what did the lazy-butt plumber use (probably one of the kids working for him at the time) ... a GALVANIZED STEEL pipe. That's right, a galvanized steel pipe stuck between two brass fittings
So, on cue 4 years later, the galvanized nipple had almost completely corroded to dust and was leaking. A quick run to Ace Hardware and $5 for a piece of brass pipe and we're back in business. Of course, now I have to fix my drywall (easy enough) and seal up the exterior stucco and then re-winterize the pipes. Thankfully we're in for mild weather in the 70's all weekend.
Moral of the Story - Double check and triple check your plumber's work and make sure they are following proper plumbing guidelines.
Of course, I have 99% of my man-cave installed, so I'm a pretty happy camper -
We've got a lot of garage storage now!!
NEVER CONNECT GALVANIZED AND COPPER/BRASS FITTINGS!!!!!
So, here are some pictures of the autofill line that connected to this spigot -
So, right where the that female coupling is in the first picture, a short 2" nipple was placed between the brass setup seen in picture and the interior brass fitting seen here through the drywall -
And what did the lazy-butt plumber use (probably one of the kids working for him at the time) ... a GALVANIZED STEEL pipe. That's right, a galvanized steel pipe stuck between two brass fittings
So, on cue 4 years later, the galvanized nipple had almost completely corroded to dust and was leaking. A quick run to Ace Hardware and $5 for a piece of brass pipe and we're back in business. Of course, now I have to fix my drywall (easy enough) and seal up the exterior stucco and then re-winterize the pipes. Thankfully we're in for mild weather in the 70's all weekend.Moral of the Story - Double check and triple check your plumber's work and make sure they are following proper plumbing guidelines.
Of course, I have 99% of my man-cave installed, so I'm a pretty happy camper -
We've got a lot of garage storage now!!
Yeah here are some fine examples of which James speaks!!!!!