{"id":12723,"date":"2026-03-27T21:58:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=12723"},"modified":"2026-03-27T21:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:58:30","slug":"avoid-these-common-plumbing-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=12723","title":{"rendered":"Avoid These Common Plumbing Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Skipping water hammer arrestors<\/strong> \u2013 Always install dedicated arrestors near fast-closing valves (toilets, washing machines) to prevent pipe knocking.<\/li>\n
  2. Reusing flexible hoses<\/strong> \u2013 Replace hoses every 5 years or when damaged; old hoses can fail and cause leaks.<\/li>\n
  3. Using lead solder<\/strong> \u2013 Only use modern 95\/5 tin-antimony solder for potable water; lead solder is banned.<\/li>\n
  4. Not deburring pipes<\/strong> \u2013 Remove burrs after cutting to maintain proper water flow and prevent premature pipe wear.<\/li>\n
  5. Dirty pipes\/flux<\/strong> \u2013 Clean pipes and use uncontaminated flux before soldering to ensure leak-free joints.<\/li>\n
  6. Insufficient pipe support<\/strong> \u2013 Add hangers every 6 feet for \u00bd\u2013\u00be\u201d copper to prevent joint stress and damage.<\/li>\n
  7. Wrong Teflon tape\/pipe dope order<\/strong> \u2013 Apply tape first, then pipe dope for a secure, leak-free connection.<\/li>\n
  8. Cross-threading fittings<\/strong> \u2013 Start connections by hand, ensure threads align, then tighten with a wrench to avoid leaks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Skipping water hammer arrestors \u2013 Always install dedicated arrestors near fast-closing valves (toilets, washing machines) to prevent pipe knocking. Reusing flexible hoses \u2013 Replace hoses […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12723"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12725,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12723\/revisions\/12725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}