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rayi
01-27-2013, 05:50 PM
I put up 3/4 main line. I have a spot that got bent. Will that be a problem and if so what do I do

maple flats
01-27-2013, 05:58 PM
If the kink is minimal, just pull it tight and then using a pair of groove joint pliers, wrap the tube with a towel and squeeze the high spots together a little to make it round again. If the kink is pretty bad, I'd cut the tube and use a coupling to put it back together. The real question is if it might leak at the corners of the kink. If possibly yes, I remove the kink, if no leak should develope, just use the pliers method to make it round again.

ejmaple
01-27-2013, 08:49 PM
try putting a hose clamp around it, tighten it a little till pipe is round again.

rayi
01-27-2013, 09:53 PM
Thank you. I was afraid if I tightened it that it would break. A hose clamp. Do I put another piece of tubing over it