Leaking Solder Joint Need Suggestions

[kenmac]

Need help/ suggestions...

I installed a new water softener to replace an old one yesterday. All the copper pipe joints held, but today I have a small leak in one elbow. The leak is at the connection to the old plumbing that had some water in it. I thought I got the water out before soldering, but I guess not. Of course this joint is trapped with water with no easy way to get the water out to drain it. So any suggestions to make a repair, do you think JB weld will work, how about a clamp, this is 1" copper pipe with about 60 psi well pressure on it.

Thanks

Take it apart & start over. Get as much water out as possible. If there's too much water in the line map gas won't be hot enough You'll have bring in the big guns

 

[NY_Yankees_Fan]

I went with PVC, fast, much cheaper, and NO LEAKS. Took it back to a section that I could drain and just re piped it. Should have used the PVC in the 1st time. Thanks for all the suggestions, TBN a wonderful place.

 

[BTDT]

One way to drain a copper pipe is to get one of the screw type puncture fittings for adding an ice maker. Clamp it to pipe, screw in to puncture pipe, unscrew so water can leak, drain out. When your done with your solder repair, just close off the valve.

 

[heehaw]

i've been using pvc for 20+ years with great results: i got talked into putting copper in my house when i built it, 1986: have changed the first 10ft out to pvc recently so i could add an electric shut-off without all the soldering: the only pvc pieces i will not use, are the threaded female fittings: i have had many many of them split. now when i go somewhere for a night or two, i flip a switch and the water is off to the house, no worries about coming home to a flooded house: i did this after the water heater burst, luckily while we were home and we caught it immediately.
heehaw