ctviggen
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I have to remove this washer connection in the basement (so I can insulate the walls with 2 inches of rigid foam insulation):
I think it's 1/2 inch piping and I have everything I need to do it (pipe cutter, soldering materials, cleaning materials, pipe caps, etc.).
I'm on a well and can turn off the well pump and there's a shut off valve I can turn too (so the tank doesn't lose pressure). This is what's in the ceiling:
If you see where the taped-on bar code is, this is where I was thinking of cutting the pipe and capping it.
These are the connections:
This is my plan:
1) Turn off well pump, isolate pump and tank from system using shut off valve(s).
2) Put bucket under washer connection.
3) Open washer connection valve.
4) Open upstairs faucets to provide an air break and help drain water.
5) Cut the piping.
6) Remove the plastic pipe hangers so they don't get too hot.
7) Prepare the pipes and caps (clean inside and outside).
8) Flux and solder the caps onto the pipes.
9) Open the valve(s) for the well pump and turn on the well pump.
10) Check for leaks.
11) Close upstairs faucets.
Note: Some of these may not be in the exact order. For instance, I might close the upstairs faucets before turning on the well pump and checking for leaks, then open the faucets to remove the air.
Does this sound reasonable?
Concerns:
a) Am I going to be draining the entire hot and cold water systems?
b) Do I have isolate the water heater (also in the basement) from this?
c) Anything else?
I think it's 1/2 inch piping and I have everything I need to do it (pipe cutter, soldering materials, cleaning materials, pipe caps, etc.).
I'm on a well and can turn off the well pump and there's a shut off valve I can turn too (so the tank doesn't lose pressure). This is what's in the ceiling:
If you see where the taped-on bar code is, this is where I was thinking of cutting the pipe and capping it.
These are the connections:
This is my plan:
1) Turn off well pump, isolate pump and tank from system using shut off valve(s).
2) Put bucket under washer connection.
3) Open washer connection valve.
4) Open upstairs faucets to provide an air break and help drain water.
5) Cut the piping.
6) Remove the plastic pipe hangers so they don't get too hot.
7) Prepare the pipes and caps (clean inside and outside).
8) Flux and solder the caps onto the pipes.
9) Open the valve(s) for the well pump and turn on the well pump.
10) Check for leaks.
11) Close upstairs faucets.
Note: Some of these may not be in the exact order. For instance, I might close the upstairs faucets before turning on the well pump and checking for leaks, then open the faucets to remove the air.
Does this sound reasonable?
Concerns:
a) Am I going to be draining the entire hot and cold water systems?
b) Do I have isolate the water heater (also in the basement) from this?
c) Anything else?