Saturday, December 3, 2016

Bumps in the road

The plumbing pipes are in and it is time to pressure test them. I had Sherri there to help me spot any leaks that I might have. She purged the lines at the shower diverter while I opened the shut-off valve next to the cabin.
All looked OK until I spotted a tiny pin leak in one of the joints. Now I pride myself in not having any leaks in copper pipe joints over my years of plumbing but today I have to say that I missed a bad fitting and ended up with a leak!
Well as you might know you have to get all the water out of the lines to repair a leak so this was a great set back for the days work.
On top of that I had two leaks at the "On Demand" Hot water heater. After close study I had left the packing parts on the inlet and outlet points and did not have a good connection. This was taken care of with no problem.
After some time messing with the small pin leak I had the system up and running. We are now ready to button up the siding and move on to the inside work.
I have to hook the electric up to the HWH and then start insulating the walls and pipes. 
Sherri did notice later that day that the shower diverter was not centered for the shower so I will have to move that! And I thought I was doing such a great job.
I will say this we are on the home stretch. As soon as I get the drain lines hooked up we will be ready to top off the bathroom. Sherri can start the painting and then we will be finished with this project...

Somewhere in Time 

1 comment:

Rick and Kathy Rousseau said...

The hardest part of any project is the fine tuning. Sounds like you are now on the Home-Stretch. Before you know it you will be able to stand back and admire the job with Pride.
We are stirring the Jello and might be heading back towards Texas at the end of March. We'll see how much time that gives us and we might be able to say hello on the way.
Be Safe and Enjoy!

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