
Originally Posted by
eustis22
so this is my second year with 3/16 and I walked my lines and found what I think might be squirrel chews in some of the sections between tees...my questions are:
A) since I don't know if the chewing went all the way thru, whats the best way to check for leaks? I figured to replace my tees and spouts when tapping and to let the lines flush for a couple of days to wash out bugs/shavings/etc.
2) if they are chewed to leaking, would I just replace the sections between tees or the whole run?
I'm new at tubing also, but I'd use these
https://www.bascommaple.com/item/ipc...bing_fittings/
Good luck this year
BMB
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