That annoying sound of dripping water prompted the discovery of a soaked ceiling tile in the basement. Immediate exploratory surgery showed that water was dripping from above when our shower was running. There was no access panel in our bedroom to reach the leak, so drywall surgery came next. We found a poorly done solder joint where the riser went into the elbow sending water to the showerhead. Note the crack separating the elbow from the solder. Whomever installed this decades ago did not heat the elbow, but just the copper pipe.
Here's the post-mortem photo. No solder in the joint, just on the pipe and the lower edge of the elbow. We located the problem and made the repair in the same day. Now we have to install the access panel where we cut the hole in our drywall.
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