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<blockquote data-quote="Frederick" data-source="post: 3710350" data-attributes="member: 17825"><p>I’m a plumber. Usually when we set a tub we pour concrete pile and then shove the tub on top of it for support. It’s not unusual for such concrete to be rough because no one can see it normally. Ergo unless you look for it, it doesn’t really need to be done neatly…as far as looking perfectly square, usually to prevent the pipes themselves from becoming encased in concrete we surround it in bubble wrap before the slab is poured. That’s why it looks that way probably. If you do decide to pour concrete in there to fill the hole, make sure you wrap the pex so that the concrete doesn’t erode it. The concrete will eat the pex.</p><p></p><p>looks like instead of running the pex straight off the manifold they took probably your master lav and water closet cold line and pexed it into the cold line going into your tub. Seems normal to me. They should have concreted that hole though. You can mix a smal amount of concrete and throw it in the hole after protecting the pex and you should be good. It seems too big a hole for expansion foam but that’s just me…messy.</p><p></p><p>what part of the pipe is leaking? The joint with the tub or the shoe?</p><p></p><p>thx</p><p>Fred</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frederick, post: 3710350, member: 17825"] I’m a plumber. Usually when we set a tub we pour concrete pile and then shove the tub on top of it for support. It’s not unusual for such concrete to be rough because no one can see it normally. Ergo unless you look for it, it doesn’t really need to be done neatly…as far as looking perfectly square, usually to prevent the pipes themselves from becoming encased in concrete we surround it in bubble wrap before the slab is poured. That’s why it looks that way probably. If you do decide to pour concrete in there to fill the hole, make sure you wrap the pex so that the concrete doesn’t erode it. The concrete will eat the pex. looks like instead of running the pex straight off the manifold they took probably your master lav and water closet cold line and pexed it into the cold line going into your tub. Seems normal to me. They should have concreted that hole though. You can mix a smal amount of concrete and throw it in the hole after protecting the pex and you should be good. It seems too big a hole for expansion foam but that’s just me…messy. what part of the pipe is leaking? The joint with the tub or the shoe? thx Fred [/QUOTE]
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