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My shower was leaking into a wall after being used. I had narrowed down the leak to the shower arm. I thought it would be at the joint where the chrome arm connects to the 1/2" female fitting inside the wall. Upon cutting around the drywall where the stubout comes out of, I see the leak is at the soldered joint between that 1/2", elbow fitting and the copper pipe inside the wall.
It is very tight, I do have access to the wall behind. But with the backer board the fitting is screwed too... I dont trust my soldering skills.
What is the way to go about fixing this?? Is soldering the only fix? If you had to access that 1/2" 90' elbow from behind the wall, about how big of area should I cut... stud to stud? Also what do I do about that 2x4 that the elbow is attached to?
Any help is greatly apreciated.
It is very tight, I do have access to the wall behind. But with the backer board the fitting is screwed too... I dont trust my soldering skills.
What is the way to go about fixing this?? Is soldering the only fix? If you had to access that 1/2" 90' elbow from behind the wall, about how big of area should I cut... stud to stud? Also what do I do about that 2x4 that the elbow is attached to?
Any help is greatly apreciated.