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

 

[Silly Sausage]

Putty?
Batter the pipe upstream of the leak completely flat.
That'll buy you some time till plumber boy arrives.

 

[Wilko]

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

 

[Strima]

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.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

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

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I've got both of those Wlko, but unfortunately they were no good this time (see pic).

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Putty?
Batter the pipe upstream of the leak completely flat.
That'll buy you some time till plumber boy arrives.

Cant tell if you're joking Archy . Although the fact they you have highlighted 'completely' makes me think you are being serious!

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.

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!

 

[HappyHippyDad]

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?

 

[Andy78]

Bit of SA tape might do it ? I know you can get specific SA type pipe repair tape.

 

[Wilko]

I've got both of those Wlko, but unfortunately they were no good this time (see pic).View attachment 45892

Oh dear - that is a proper awkward one - agree those clamps are no help .

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Bit of SA tape might do it ? I know you can get specific SA type pipe repair tape.

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?

 

[Andy78]

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?

Probably not, but I'd flap about trying it, lol.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Probably not, but I'd flap about trying it, lol.

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.

 

[Andy78]

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.

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.

 

[Strima]

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!

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.

 

[haptism]

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