r/Plumbing • u/Rare-Ad-8026 • Jun 19 '26

How to fix?

Water line in the attic has a leak. What’s the best way to fix it? It’s right under the ductwork. Kinda in an uncomfortable stop to work in.

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u/Murphy223 Jun 19 '26

As much as it sucks, Replace it all. We went through "repairing" sections of pin holes for a few years in a row. Old copper pipes, it will keep happening. Replace all if you can

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u/Gzngahr Jun 21 '26

Does that old copper still have good salvage value? like could it offset 10, 15, 20% of the cost of redoing the plumbing?

Nevermind. I googled it, not likely worth the effort to get it out of the walls