Water heater repair

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This on-demand water heater is an outside model.  They ran water though it but failed to turn on the electricity so the water froze and expanded out the side of the copper tubing. I set my TIG machine to 170 amps, grabbed some .035 copper wire off of a spool and started dabbing it in at around 60 amps.  I stomped on the peddle a few times to blend the sharp edges back into the tube.  All in all, it took me about 3 minutes to do this repair.Sorry the photos arnt any better, my camera phone is getting scratched up from the day to day usage. Attached ImagesCommon sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:killer dude!.. nice job..if you're not livin on the edge, you're takin up too much room..
Reply:Good fix. You just saved them a bundle. From the customers side of the fence I don't see how that thing being outside is going to work well in the long run. Severe weather snaps and power outages kinda go hand in hand. A set up like that could freeze every time the power is out for a day or two. Could be a business to get into, selling exterior hot water heaters and doing the repairs. "The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore Roosevelt