How to fix a leaky cold water feed into a water heater?
As an apartment owner, I concur with the previous answer. This is not your problem, that is why your mom pays rent. Here is a link to a landlord tenant law site: http://www.rentlaw.com In most states, after notifying the owner or agent, your mom can pay to have a professional fix it and deduct it from her rent. That said, if I were you, I would probably fix it myself. Again, the previous respondant is correct, normally you would sweat in a piece to replace the leaking part. If there is any play in the pipe, you have an option easier than sweating in a new piece – which really can be difficult and requires a torch and other tools (If you had this stuff, you wouldn’t have posted this question.) You can now buy a push together connector – it seems silly, but they really do work. Home Depot, Lowes and my local hardware store carry them. You could 1) turn off the water 2) cut the pipe – using a tubing cutter not a saw – right at the leak,
