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Evening all,

As you can see from the title I have not had a good day.

For the second time in my 6 year career I made a small nick in a water pipe whilst taking up the floorboards (using multitool). i thought i was prepared from the last time as I bought some clamps. However, they could not fit as there were other pipes right by the one I cut!!

So.... I shall try and be prepared again!

Can anyone recommend a putty (or whatever other methods you use) that just stops the leak temporarily until I get the plumber in? It would save me having to keep my thumb over it for 20 minutes whilst the entire heating system drains!

I have some electrical compound, is that the same as some sort of emergency putty?

An exhausting day! :(

Now having a beer :)
 
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Sorry to hear that HHD !
I keep 15 and 22mm versions of this on hand for a rainy day.

[ElectriciansForums.net] Which putty for emergency fix of water pipe?
 
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Open all the taps to reduce pressure then turn off the stop cock...

Some Yorkshire fittings, flux, heat mat and a blow torch are always handy to have on the van. And a couple of old towels for mopping up.
 
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Archy Styrigg said:
Putty?
Batter the pipe upstream of the leak completely flat.
That'll buy you some time till plumber boy arrives.
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Cant tell if you're joking Archy :). Although the fact they you have highlighted 'completely' makes me think you are being serious!

Strima said:
Open all the taps to reduce pressure then turn off the stop cock...

Some Yorkshire fittings, flux, heat mat and a blow torch are always handy to have on the van. And a couple of old towels for mopping up.
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That sounds like it requires some plumbing knowledge Strima. I absolutely detest plumbing. I have tried it in my own house twice and each time it leaks. Water has a will of it's own whereas electrons make sense to me!
 
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There must be a magic putty or magic temporary repair until the plumber gets there?

Ps.. Prevention is better than cure, perhaps I'll start putting a bit of tape on the blade of the multi tool to gauge the depth a bit?

Any other good preventative methods?
 
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Andy78 said:
Bit of SA tape might do it ? I know you can get specific SA type pipe repair tape.
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Interesting. I had some SA tape on the van but didn't think of that. Do you think it would work on a wet pipe though?
 
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Andy78 said:
Probably not, but I'd flap about trying it, lol.
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Bloody pipes! The customers plumber had left 1 minute before so they got him straight back luckily (to bleed the system). My plumber was already booked in for tomorrow so he's going to fix it. All in all I was pretty lucky.
 
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happyhippydad said:
Bloody pipes! The customers plumber had left 1 minute before so they got him straight back luckily (to bleed the system). My plumber was already booked in for tomorrow so he's going to fix it. All in all I was pretty lucky.
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Last time I did that I had to dig out a stud wall with a faceful of mains pressure coming through a 5.5mm hole. Pretty much soaked the whole kitchen.
I then had to wait with my finger on a pipe while my mate searched in vain for the stop tap. Turned out there wasn't one, just lead incomer.
I waited, plugging the leak, some more while an emergency plumber turned up. Was only 45 minutes !
Stop tap turned out to be in an alley 4 houses down.
Earned nowt on that one and it cost me a couple hundred quid, ha ha.
 
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happyhippydad said:
That sounds like it requires some plumbing knowledge Strima. I absolutely detest plumbing. I have tried it in my own house twice and each time it leaks. Water has a will of it's own whereas electrons make sense to me!
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It's not hard, plumbers manage it.

Yorkshire joints are easy, hey're pre-soldered so all you do is flux the joint, put together, apply heat until some solder appears, cool with a damp cloth.
 
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