Hey all,
First time poster, long time lurker.
I recently took on the renovation of our guest bath.
Long story short, the entire bathroom is ripped down to the studs, so while I'm at it, I decided to replace the old rough-in with a new, reliable Delta.
The new positioning for the rough-in is roughly 1.5" forward of the old positioning.
When sweating the fittings together, instead of unsoldering the old pipe, realigning, and then soldering, I decided to flex the old pipe forward roughly 1.5" (see below visual).
The pipe itself flexed relatively easily. I did not have to force it. At the time, I thought nothing of it, but now I'm having second thoughts.
Copper is 1/2" type L.
Is copper plumbing able to handle a slight amount of flexing/tension without long term problems?
First time poster, long time lurker.
I recently took on the renovation of our guest bath.
Long story short, the entire bathroom is ripped down to the studs, so while I'm at it, I decided to replace the old rough-in with a new, reliable Delta.
The new positioning for the rough-in is roughly 1.5" forward of the old positioning.
When sweating the fittings together, instead of unsoldering the old pipe, realigning, and then soldering, I decided to flex the old pipe forward roughly 1.5" (see below visual).
The pipe itself flexed relatively easily. I did not have to force it. At the time, I thought nothing of it, but now I'm having second thoughts.
Copper is 1/2" type L.
Is copper plumbing able to handle a slight amount of flexing/tension without long term problems?
