My son went through the BIG Freeze in Texas back when. He had damage but not as bad as many.
After things warmed up, he began using his AC. After awhile, he sees water working it's way through a spot on the ceiling.
He pulled the drywall down and discovered the split copper pipe. As it turns out, the pipe is the discharge from the indoor condensate pump from the AC unit.
He put a container on the floor to catch the meager flow when the pump ran to discharge.
This past Friday, he has a plumber come out to fix the split pipe.
After the temporary repair, he gave my son an estimate of $2,200 to do a permanent fix. The high cost due to 'expansion' of the copper pipe.
So, I'm writing this because I'm not exactly certain what he used for this temporary fix.
Let me know what you think he used here.
thanks, jack
PS: as an added bonus, he calls today w/ torrential rains outside and sewerage topping the tub and toilet. Sawzall near ground of exterior clean-out stopped the interior flow but not before bedroom carpets getting pretty bad.
After things warmed up, he began using his AC. After awhile, he sees water working it's way through a spot on the ceiling.
He pulled the drywall down and discovered the split copper pipe. As it turns out, the pipe is the discharge from the indoor condensate pump from the AC unit.
He put a container on the floor to catch the meager flow when the pump ran to discharge.
This past Friday, he has a plumber come out to fix the split pipe.
After the temporary repair, he gave my son an estimate of $2,200 to do a permanent fix. The high cost due to 'expansion' of the copper pipe.
So, I'm writing this because I'm not exactly certain what he used for this temporary fix.
Let me know what you think he used here.
thanks, jack
PS: as an added bonus, he calls today w/ torrential rains outside and sewerage topping the tub and toilet. Sawzall near ground of exterior clean-out stopped the interior flow but not before bedroom carpets getting pretty bad.
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