New guy here. Remodeling shower, and I have the main water supply off, and no water coming out of any fixtures. I cut my old diverter out and am going all new the rest of the way up. Problem is, I can't sweat a new fitting on the cold water pipe, due to water in the pipe. I tried sucking the water out but it keeps filling up. I used some plastic tubing to start a siphon, but it has been slowly draining for over an hour now. I'd love to turn my main back on before I go to bed. Any ideas, I realize it's kind of late but thought I'd give it a shot...
Can't get rid of water in pipe
- Thread starter wallzzy
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Try opening a hose faucet on the outside of the house that is lower than the point you are trying to solder. Depending on how the piping is ran, this might help out.
Sounds like the main valve isn't holding 100% or the water is siphoning out of the toilet tank. Turn the valve off on the toilet.
