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Prepare PEX Pipe and First Clamp

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What happens here

After confirming the water supply is shut off, locate the precise point of damage on the PEX pipe, whether it's a pinhole, a crack, or a burst section. Using a specialized PEX pipe cutter, make two clean, straight cuts to remove the damaged segment. Ensure that the cuts are square to the pipe for a proper seal. It's helpful to leave a small amount of flexibility or 'play' in the PEX pipe to make it easier to fit the new coupling. Once the damaged section is removed, slide one of the Pexlock clamps onto one of the newly cut ends of the PEX pipe. Position it far enough back from the end so that the coupling can be fully inserted.

Goal: Remove the damaged section of PEX pipe and position the first clamp.

Tools and materials

  • PEX Pipe Cutter — To make clean, straight cuts on the PEX pipe
  • PEX Pipe — The pipe being repaired
  • Pexlock Clamp — One of the two clamps used to secure the coupling

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to help you fix whatever you have going on. Say there is a pinhole right here. Okay, I mean, maybe it's like that or maybe it's gushing all shut your water down. It's Pex, you're gonna have a little bit of play anyway, make sure that's flush. Pop this fitting on there. Just able to pop that in place. Here's these are channel lock 440s. Hear that click.

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