How do I fix leaking water around gator bites on copper pipe?

Hi Milinda...


Remove the leaking gatorbite fitting by shutting off the water supply and draining the water off from the pipes. Then you want to compress the outer ring of the leaking gatorbite fitting and while compressing the outer ring PULL on the pipe to pull it out of the fitting... there may even be a tool that came with the fitting(s).

Then, you can try to check the pipe and fitting for damage. If none and all looks good try to insert the pipe again and set it deep enough that it bottoms out in the fitting. If the pipe is questionable for any reason you may need to cut the pipe and start over. That should be all required here.

If that fails to work, disassemble again, check the pipe for any burrs or anything that may have misshaped the pipe and when all is good just install an entirely new fitting... that should resolve this for you.

Let us know if you have more questions...

MARK