Walker Techau
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Hi. New member, 1st time poster and plumbing novice. I discovered a leak inside an interior wall in a section of cooper pipe. I cut open the drywall and found the leak. There's about 18" of cooper pipe that extends from the hose bib through the exterior house wall and then to a cooper connector which then connects to pex. The leak is a 1/2" long slit in the cooper pipe (see photo). What's the best way to repair this? Can a plumber soldier the split in the cooper pipe? Or does the cooper need to be cut off past the leaking slit? Or do I just replace the whole 18" section with new cooper pipe or with pex? Thanks for your help.