Which putty for emergency fix of water pipe?

[HappyHippyDad]

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

 

[diyterry]

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

I always use self amalgamating tape for temporary repairs in the home or car.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

These are handy for emergencys

https://www.screwfix.com/p/jg-speed...Viud3Ch0eHQPREAQYAyABEgKRAPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Have to cut the pipe in half first though before they fit on

That's just not going to happen.
I'm happy to cut them by accident.
I'm happy to look at the water spurting out of them and stick my thumb over them.
I'm happy to yell at the customer that they need to call a plumber.
I'm happy to foot the bill.
But..... I'm not going to cut a pipe, unless it leaks electrons!

 

[diyterry]

Y

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.

Your better off carrying push fit connecters and a length of pipe, wet pipes are a pain to solder.

 

[Spoon]

Wasn't there a thread on here quite some time ago about some tape that could be used???? It was quite a few years ago...

 

[MDJ]

Wasn't there a thread on here quite some time ago about some tape that could be used???? It was quite a few years ago...

No idea I have had too many Ciders, was there a thread?

 

[Spoon]

No idea I have had too many Ciders, was there a thread?

I doubt if you remember last week, never mind a few years ago...

 

[Spoon]

Not sure if this is any good mate....

 

[pirate]

3 methods:
Kibosh clamps
Push fits with some flexible pipe between
SA tape, and if the pressure is too high, open up a jubilee clip, wrap round the pipe and clamp the tape over the hole...if you dont have a jubilee clip, there ought to be one somewhere bonding some water/gas pipes

 

[Shoei]

SA tape and jubilee clips are the way to go, as pirate said. Always best to get the copper clean with some scotchbrite or wet&dry before doing anything, even a temporary patch.

Those pipes are snug so if you cut and joint them you'll probably need end-feed joints, yorkshires need a gap.

If you're handy with a blowlamp small nicks like that can be patched. Get the copper clean and shiny, do the same with a scrap of copper from a similar diameter pipe, plenty of flux, a bit of heat and solder and you have a copper patch as solid as the original pipe. If you're very handy with a blowlamp you can patch it with plumbers solder alone, but that's pretty much a lost art.

One time my copper hot water cylinder sprung a leak, very small pinhole - totally inaccessible against a partition. Didn't drain it, rubbed the metal clean, spread superglue on a patch for a bike inner tube and slapped it on as a temporary fix. Twelve years later it was still there when I swapped out the whole cylinder. Not recommended but worth a try if it comes to it.

 

[buzzlightyear]

If you're handy with a blowlamp small nicks like that can be patched. Get the copper clean and shiny, do the same with a scrap of copper from a similar diameter pipe, plenty of flux, a bit of heat and solder and you have a copper patch as solid as the original pipe. If you're very handy with a blowlamp you can patch it with plumbers solder alone, but that's pretty much a lost art.

LOL,what you on about .blow lamp .
you need to drain down the water in the pipe .cut with a pipe slicer.
one push fit .job done. why you are at it the water will come handy to. put the fire out with the blowlamp .if you cant use one.

 

[PEG]

A box of jubilee clips and some old inner tube rubber,is handy.
If you can tin round the damage,a little patch of copper can easily be soldered on,and considered permanent
A depth stop of board thickness minus 1mm,saves a lot of trouble...

 

[Shoei]

Old school here, real men don't use push-fit.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Old school here, real men don't use push-fit

ok ,smarty pants .try comparison joint .and not bob hope neither.

 

[The Ghost]

Interesting read guys. Funnily enough I have never gone through a water pipe but good to know of the products for when I do. I have however trod on a gas pipe and broke it. Just turned of the gas and soldered a straight connector on to it and got on with the re-wire. Now before you all go gas safe conniptions on me, that was before it became illegal to fix a gas pipe and I was taught how to solder copper pipework and it's not that difficult. Same would apply to water pipes I do all my plumbing at home and also did it commercially. I wonder why I never nicked a pipe, got me thinking now!

 

[PEG]

^^ Just reminded me of an elderly neighbour,who called a while back,to ask if i could trace a bad smell in her kitchen sprout under a plinth,i thought...lovely person,so off i go...

Five minutes later,i have the two of them outside,windows open,house is full of gas...trace to a copper/lead joint on a branch to the boiler.
BG fitted the boiler a few years back,and long story short,got me Gas safe buddy in,condemns the pipework and fire in front room.

All sorted now,and although there is nowt on this earth i cannot weld,sweat or solder...the right way was chosen