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Sunday, December 9, 2012

Sweat the Small Stuff


In some cases you should sweat the small stuff. For example when sweat soldering pipes. If you don’t (or even if you do) you're likely to end up back at home depot three times. And if you don't (or even if you do) you're likely to find a leak that must be revisited.
There is a case though of a pipe that is leaky by design. A new fangled anti siphon sillcock is one of these pipes.  The threaded top cap allows air to "leak" into the pipe which prevents a seal and consequently any potential liquid backflow to occur.  It’s not a new idea but it’s a pretty good one. 
Furthermore no one should be without a reciprocating saw when attempting to cut through galvanized pipes. I've got one on loan now but think it may be time for me to find on to take up permanent residence in my basement.
Finally, drilling through concrete never seems like it will be that big of a deal but inevitably it always is.

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