I cracked a water pipe ...

[Miggo]

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Can I replace it with PVC?


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This would be a bad idea. When it comes to plumbing and your house you should avoid bandaids. If you have access to the pipe just repair with copper. You can buy everything you'll need for less than $40. If you don't think you can do it I'd advise hiring someone.

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How hard would this be to do, sounds like it might be something I could try? The pipes are real easy to get at, it's probably a total of about 2 feet with a 90 degree elbow in the middle and a fitting on each end. Never sweated copper joints before. I'm guessing, I need a torch kit, flux, solder, and the copper. Am I drawing to an open ended straight, or do I need a 5 on the turn and another 5 on the river? Thanks for the help?