Flooded the kitchen..

wld1985 · 08-23-2008, 11:17 PM

Ya, well I just flooded the kitchen with the 2 kids in it and myself... I ran a new Ice maker line eariler because the old copper one was'nt any good.. well found out it had both 3/8 line and I had 1-3/8 and 1 1/4 line to hook up.. went to Home depot to buy another new muti-valve and found a coupler that would work.. So I put the valve back on and tighten it up.. went outside to trun the water back on and it was fine.. Saw alittle leak tightened it up and BAM it broke off flooding the kitchen.... I yelled at the 4yr to grab his little 11month old sister and get out of the kitchen...

So ques. is.. Now what Can I do?? I've got a bare copper pipe out of the wall, and the little ring fitting with the coupler does'nt want to stay on..

Midnight Run · 08-23-2008, 11:20 PM

you can go to lowes in the morning and get you a valve that is made with a compression fitting on one side that slids over the copper line and you tighten up the nut and it wont leak and get you a water line to go on the otherside of the valve

HeartofDixie · 08-23-2008, 11:21 PM

call a professional

oke

naclh2oDave · 08-23-2008, 11:21 PM

Got any pictures? I guess that you are saying that the threaded portion of the shutoff valve broke off. In that case you'll have to put on a new valve it it threaded or soldered?

wld1985 · 08-23-2008, 11:26 PM

No nothing broke... That Compresson fitting came off.... The little thing that looks like a ring.. Which basically you put the nut on the pipe, then slide the fitting on and it's not suppose to come off... well this one does....

Midnight Run · 08-23-2008, 11:29 PM

you might just need to get a new compression valve dont know what to tell ya unless i was there sorry

wld1985 · 08-23-2008, 11:42 PM

Just pulled another fitting out of a new box and same thing... goes over the copper pipe and then you pull on it and it comes right off.. Almost like the pipe is messed up...

Midnight Run · 08-23-2008, 11:45 PM

how much estra do you have sticking out of the wall? If you have enough to cut off a inch or so do it and try it again.

Chris Couture · 08-23-2008, 11:46 PM

Are you tightening it enough? You have to put some pretty good pressure on that ring in order for it to compress onto the pipe.

wld1985 · 08-24-2008, 12:00 AM

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Chris Couture (8/23/2008)Are you tightening it enough? You have to put some pretty good pressure on that ring in order for it to compress onto the pipe.

chris.. I think that was my problem.. I just stuck the new one on there and tighten down real good on it.. I'm about to go turn on the water and see what happens...

08-23-2008, 11:17 PM	#1
wld1985 Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 3,492	Flooded the kitchen.. Ya, well I just flooded the kitchen with the 2 kids in it and myself... I ran a new Ice maker line eariler because the old copper one was'nt any good.. well found out it had both 3/8 line and I had 1-3/8 and 1 1/4 line to hook up.. went to Home depot to buy another new muti-valve and found a coupler that would work.. So I put the valve back on and tighten it up.. went outside to trun the water back on and it was fine.. Saw alittle leak tightened it up and BAM it broke off flooding the kitchen.... I yelled at the 4yr to grab his little 11month old sister and get out of the kitchen... So ques. is.. Now what Can I do?? I've got a bare copper pipe out of the wall, and the little ring fitting with the coupler does'nt want to stay on..

08-23-2008, 11:20 PM	#2
Midnight Run Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 516	RE: Flooded the kitchen.. you can go to lowes in the morning and get you a valve that is made with a compression fitting on one side that slids over the copper line and you tighten up the nut and it wont leak and get you a water line to go on the otherside of the valve

08-23-2008, 11:21 PM	#3
HeartofDixie Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 521	RE: Flooded the kitchen.. call a professionaloke

08-23-2008, 11:21 PM	#4
naclh2oDave Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 941	RE: Flooded the kitchen.. Got any pictures? I guess that you are saying that the threaded portion of the shutoff valve broke off. In that case you'll have to put on a new valve it it threaded or soldered? __________________

08-23-2008, 11:26 PM	#5
wld1985 Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 3,492	RE: Flooded the kitchen.. No nothing broke... That Compresson fitting came off.... The little thing that looks like a ring.. Which basically you put the nut on the pipe, then slide the fitting on and it's not suppose to come off... well this one does....

08-23-2008, 11:29 PM	#6
Midnight Run Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 516	RE: Flooded the kitchen.. you might just need to get a new compression valve dont know what to tell ya unless i was there sorry

08-23-2008, 11:42 PM	#7
wld1985 Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 3,492	RE: Flooded the kitchen.. Just pulled another fitting out of a new box and same thing... goes over the copper pipe and then you pull on it and it comes right off.. Almost like the pipe is messed up...

08-23-2008, 11:45 PM	#8
Midnight Run Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 516	RE: Flooded the kitchen.. how much estra do you have sticking out of the wall? If you have enough to cut off a inch or so do it and try it again.

08-23-2008, 11:46 PM	#9
Chris Couture Administrator Grouper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cantonment, FL Posts: 1,190	RE: Flooded the kitchen.. Are you tightening it enough? You have to put some pretty good pressure on that ring in order for it to compress onto the pipe.

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