Slow leak in pipework

jillyjacks

hi..its made from copper and is leaking where the join is....hubby says its an equal T joint ???

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jillyjacks wrote: »

hi..its made from copper and is leaking where the join is....hubby says its an equal T joint ???

Have you got the waste pipe from the toilet running past it?

jillyjacks

no the waste for toilet is at the other side of bathroom the leak is near the bath and sink unit

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jillyjacks wrote: »

no the waste for toilet is at the other side of bathroom the leak is near the bath and sink unit

Are you sure it is a gas pipe in the way & not a radiator pipe?

jillyjacks

yes deffo a gas pipe...it has a sticker on it....it runs up from kitchen below accross bathroom and into spare room where combi is....apparantly the old combi used to be in bathroom but last owners had it moved

aliasojo

This is exactly what has just happened to us. Slow leak must have been merrily seeping away in the background for some time, eventually it became a faster leak and brought down the kitchen ceiling. Damage has been estimated at £3k, loss adjuster is visiting soon.

Don't be tempted to cut corners, fix it properly now.

jillyjacks

eeeeek,...3k....blimey!!! thank goodness we caught ours before it got to that point

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jillyjacks wrote: »

yes deffo a gas pipe...it has a sticker on it....it runs up from kitchen below accross bathroom and into spare room where combi is....apparantly the old combi used to be in bathroom but last owners had it moved

If the bath was completely removed could your hubby get to tighten it?

jillyjacks

unfortunatley not...the bath and sink are both out at the mo...just the toilet fitted and without moving that gas pipe there is no way he can get to it with tools.....we have even thought about taking up the floorboards and going in from underneath...thats gonna be his next step i think...if that doesnt work then it will have to be the experts!

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jillyjacks wrote: »

unfortunatley not...the bath and sink are both out at the mo...just the toilet fitted and without moving that gas pipe there is no way he can get to it with tools.....we have even thought about taking up the floorboards and going in from underneath...thats gonna be his next step i think...if that doesnt work then it will have to be the experts!

I would get them in anyway.