Tiny plumbing question...

[Raven]

derf i think you left the word clamp out of your reply

i would wrap it first with Teflon tape with the water pressure
to it turned off first then take the piece of slightly larger fuel line
or even plastic hose slit down one side and clamp it...

but i have also seen some new stuff
some kind of spray

that stops pin hole leaks dead in there tracks
instantly

the other method is to just cut the copper tubing
exactly on the pin hole and buy a little kit
that joins that size tubing together
with compression fittings that require
no soldering what so ever

[jbuck]

At the pin hole cut the tubing and repair it with a 1/4 " compression coupling.

[Fishpart]

I like the compression fitting method, but be aware the tubing material is will probably have more holes appear out of no where so keep your eye on it.

It can most likely be traced back to impurities in the melt that made the billet the tubing was originally extruded from.

[Mr. Sandman]

When the new refrig was being installed about 4 or 5 years ago, I recall asking the plumber who was putting in the copper line...Why don't you use a plastic tube instead of that copper tube which is difficult to snake under the cabinets and if it kinks or dents you have a problem?...his response was: no respectable plumber uses plastic. I said...WHY NOT? The latest technology in plumbing is not to use copper but run plastic lines through out the entire home, it is faster to install and there is no chemical reaction with elements in the water. Also you can bend plastic and don't need right angles elbows this makes the head loss much less and the water flow quieter. He just looked at me and gave me the evil eye.

While staring at my workbench and not wanting to make a run to the hardware store to get the couplings....I took the band-aid approach that will probably not work but I said what the hell...I put some 5200 marine sealer on in. If this still leaks I will cut the tube and put the coupling,...a mechanical fix is the correct method, I agree.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by jbuck

At the pin hole cut the tubing and repair it with a 1/4 " compression coupling.

Pfft, what do you know about plumbing

Jim,
I agree re; the plastic, our new house has all Pex pipes, all the pro's you listed, PLUS they expand so less likely to burst a pipe...