The pressure tank tee for my house is failing. (Well water) The leak is getting bad and looks like it can’t wait till spring. I have not replaced one before. Have most of the parts already, just need help understanding how to remove the old tee.
Assembling the new tee and parts I realized there is no union for the old pressure tank tee. Solid. Does not appear to be a union for the pipe to the house. If I unscrew at the shutoff valve it will unscrew away from the house pipe, but it will tighten on the end towards the tee. I doubt there are enough turns to get it off before it’s fully tight on other end. So I’m not sure how they put this on. Maybe soldered the pipe after screwing parts onto the tee? What should I do. Should I just cut through the old tee with a cutting wheel then spin it off? Want to understand before I shut off water to the house in the middle of winter Pls help thanks.
Assembling the new tee and parts I realized there is no union for the old pressure tank tee. Solid. Does not appear to be a union for the pipe to the house. If I unscrew at the shutoff valve it will unscrew away from the house pipe, but it will tighten on the end towards the tee. I doubt there are enough turns to get it off before it’s fully tight on other end. So I’m not sure how they put this on. Maybe soldered the pipe after screwing parts onto the tee? What should I do. Should I just cut through the old tee with a cutting wheel then spin it off? Want to understand before I shut off water to the house in the middle of winter Pls help thanks.
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