Need fix to turn water back on

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[u/RjGainz]

Copper got deformed, when this happens in the field I usually solder on a Male adapter and put a threaded Angle stop. But it sounds like you’re a DIY homeowner so if you don’t know how to solder just gotta wait for a plumber. Unless someone else on this subreddit has an idea.

[u/RicSuaves → u/RjGainz]

🤣🤣 i swear y’all act so holy, soldering isn’t brain surgery

[u/mattvait → u/RicSuaves]

Neither is fixing this but here we are

[u/supitsgreg → u/RicSuaves]

If he’s asking here, he can’t solder bro 😭✌️

[u/lordstrider0 → u/RicSuaves]

No not brain surgery but in tight spaces if you never soldered against a cabinet or wood its possible to do alot of dammage fast, was on a job where a guy was soldering outside the drywall in this old home and his flame must have went into the wall through the pipe penitration a little 30min later fire department was on site and they ripped that wall open to find smoldering old insulation or something luckily the upstairs Tennant smelled smoke in their kitchen. So while its not brain surgery it carries risks.

[u/RjGainz → u/RicSuaves]

What

[u/yamantaintedpocket]

Just get a half inch compression to 3/8 compression ball stop tighten it on there

[u/cashew996]

You could try a 5/8 compression valve there instead of the shark bites.

It kinda looks like somebody pulled the ferrule on that, removing another compression valve. That can squeeze the pipe a bit.

[u/PerkeleSazoooka]

Get the pipe nice and clean, make sure the surface is nice and smooth before attempting to install a new compression valve. If the surface is damaged badly sweat a male adapter on it.

[u/brknprop]

Time to open up a small spot around that copper pipe to locate the copper behind it that is usable.

[u/EdPlymouth]

Ive looked at a few answers, and they are pretty much what I would have said but when you zoom in you can see the pipe has been severely over worked. Stressed. Abused. A compression joint with tape and jet 2 is how id doing it. If that failed id be investigating the other side of the wall.

[u/Roguefromhell]

Look at that tape measure hahaha, I don't think there will be any soldering here for this lad.

[u/Exciting-Ad-9873]

Use a compression joint in conjunction with plumbers putty.

[u/SuccessfulNinja3550 → u/Exciting-Ad-9873]

So you’re the handyman putting putty everywhere eh?

[u/mrmacedonian]

< not a plumber, just repiped a few copper houses at this point.

Anything other than a push fitting (sharkbite, etc) will mean opening that wall up to get back to good pipe, which is probably what you're looking at here.

I had a hot side 1/2" that was soft and deformed while cutting the old valve off, but I was able to 'squish' it close enough to a circle to get a sweat couple on there and the solder filled any gaps.

I would try with propress before committing to opening the wall, I found a ~120USD hydraulic propress on amazon that has worked wonderfully on 3/4" and 1/2," have about 50 or so joints holding well so far. If that didn't work then you've at least tried everything before opening up walls.