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Actually flu, I was responding to NSR. No idea about your leak 🙂

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Sounds like either a missing or leaking storm collar if water is travelling down the vent pipe. Doubt the actual vent is leaking.

The do make a sealant that you can apply in the rain. Wear gloves as it is goopy

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Removing the soldered section is very easy. Once the solder is hot enough it liquefies and will very easily slides off with a leather glove or pliers.

Heat the joint only. Slowly start twisting. Done.

Clean the house end pipes as mentioned and always use lots of flux. If you burn it off or don’t use enough it will never seal.

Breaking the joint at the reg unions is a good option. Use a couple of pipe wrenches. A hacksaw will cut copper easily if that is the route you take.

Uco has great advise but I take issue with gate valves. For the $, replace it with a very reliable, tight, fast acting new ball valve.

One last thing: Regulator is directional. enough said.

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Yes the al will be fine. You just want to prevent the flame from blowing under the shield and onto the wall.

I wasn’t clear before but it is easier to rebuild the entire assembly rather than trying to reuse elbows.

I would sawzall the top and bottom elbows through the curve so as to not cut horizontal (house )section to remove the assembly. Then heat and remove the top then bottom ell. It will be easier than trying to keep both heated.

Then clean the old pipe extending from the house by heating it and wiping it with a damp rag. It will smooth the old solder so a new elbow will slide on.

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You can clean regulators but they tend to get ‘soft’ with age. You will see this as pressure fluctuation when taking shower and washing machine starts. Properly functioning regulator with a good supply ( ie. not a old house with a undersized supply line) will not notice flow fluctuations.

The larger reg ($126)is what you want as it has higher flow capacity. Watts is good brand. Regs tend to be ok wrt long term reliability.

#1 Yes, the horizontal section closest to house. Heat the elbows only not the pipe. Tape several layers of aluminum foil to the house with a cutout for the pipe. It will help protect the house paint from your torch. Aim the flame away from the building.

Heat will conduct into the wall through the pipe. Be wary of fire. Bucket of water is a good idea. Be quick with the torch and if you have access wrap a wet rag on the other side of the pipe. ( Looks like it goes into an enclosed wall so can’t be done. )

Ball valves are non-directional but check where the handle position is when open. Looks like you may be close to the ground and you need it to fully open.

When you pre-assemble everything, be sure to paint flux everwhere that will be soldered. Inside slip joints as well as the male ends and solder when installed in place.

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Replace the pressure regulator too. And get the ball valves with sweat (smooth bore) connections on both sides.

After you shut off the water from the street. Wire brush the top and bottom elbows to remove the paint. Then heat both top and bottom to remove assembly straight out in one piece. Not top then bottom.

Propane might do the job, but a little hotter gas(Mapp)will make your life easier. The trick is to heat fast and get out. You don’t want to cook the seals in both the valve and regulator.

Emery cloth or scotchbright the inside and outside of all new parts, paste flux, and acid core solder. Heat one side and apply solder to the other. At the correct temp, it will flow around easily. Not too much or it will overflow. Just a dab or two of the solder is all it needs.

Preassemble all parts for perfect fit before soldering.

If the pipes are still draining a bit of water, stuff a wad of Wonder white bread into the pipe. No crust. It will block the water long enough to dry and solder. Then will open the closest outside bib to blow it out when finished.

Turn water back on slowly to avoid ‘slamming’ and possible creating a new leak.

Set the water pressure to about 60psi. Makes it easier on the dishwasher and water maker valves. You won’t notice any difference in the shower.

You can do this!

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Remember the ‘Bay to Bay’ link?

Traffic is a nightmare in that area. Gut tells me it would have potential for a live/work spaces. But the local vibe is just dirty. When the nude dancing place finally sells, that will be the turning point as it sets the tone for the entrance to the area.

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If I were to make a prediction, Trump will not make a big deal in blaming others but just go forward with his policies. And I’m grateful that you naysayers will benefit too.

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C-mon you guys. Now not just the 1% can hire Hillery for $250k speeches. I’m sure her wisdom could be had by high school graduations for cheap.

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[quote]I would argue that a typical silicon valley engineer would be smarter than an oil drill worker in North Dakota.[/quote]

Seriously? The dripping arrogance and elitism of this post makes me ill.

By the way, there is no such thing as an ‘oil drill’.

Another positive vote with the electoral college system as the founding fathers designed and how njtosd correctly expanded upon up thread.

I am humbled by the brilliance of the depth and foresight of our founding fathers.

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You have heard of the quip, “robots are only one hourly payroll increase away”. My bet is the industry is waiting to see who goes first as they will be cutting jobs and become the target of much criticism. The company has to be large enough to endure for a while. This will open the floodgates as the rest will soon follow and there will be a price war among the fast foods to gain consumer confidence. Job loss will become noise at that point and the industry steps forward. All good. Of course, my cynical side says there will have to a new federal training program paid for by big burger for the displaced workers.

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Me thinks Huma’s computer and accounts would have all of the emails addressed to Hillery. Why, as Chief of Staff she would triage all of the incoming emails first. Can Huma claim the 5th too?

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Is it to late to pick an email encryption stock??

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I have a dim view of polls. Polling is a business and elections are their peak period of making money.

They play along with the daily media circus and tickle their clients with all of this current ‘data’.

Sure, some may have a bit more cred that others, but I think pollsters are playing each side against the other and making bank.

Ever see the actual poll data set? Who, where, how many, demos, and on and on. So easy to publish blanket statements of Hil +1 or Tru -2. Keeps feeding the beast.

Surprised press, bloggers, or even Piggs haven’t noted the lack of supporting data when reading these polls.

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[quote=flu]Speaking of racist jokes… You guys remember the prank that happened in the Bay Area news channel KTVU Channel 2, when the Asiana flight crashed?

If you missed it….

Ok, I have to admit, I laughed….[/quote]

I would so like it if more people pranked our media. Not so much as to show their bias, but to show the lack of smarts to vet stories and rush to be the first to scoop the rest.

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