Plastic Padding Leak Fix

dick_turpin

Anyone used Plastic Padding Leak Fix to stop a weeping joint on copper plumbing? I have tried with plumbers mait epoxy resin but adhesion was poor so want to try something else. It is a soldered joint on a 90 degree bend that is weeping.

keystone

!!!!!!_turpin wrote: »

Anyone used Plastic Padding Leak Fix to stop a weeping joint on copper plumbing? I have tried with plumbers mait epoxy resin but adhesion was poor so want to try something else.

Waste of time, money, energy and everything else. Cut it out and remake the joint.

It is a poorly made soldered joint on a 90 degree bend that is weeping.

There fixed it for you.

Cheers

dick_turpin

Thanks for that but I'm trying to do a semi perm repair at my folks home an hour away. Just to buy them some time to find a decent plumber. I dont want to have to drain down the system.

keystone

Understand but if its an hour away from you, you have already made one trip and you have to make another you'd be better off getting yourself a length of 15mm pipe and the necessary compression fittings and fixing it yourself IMHO.

Just sayin'

Cheers

har0ld

If it is not on show take some plastic speedfit with you - 1-2 connectors and elbow. You would still need to drain down though how long would it take for plumber to get there? might be just as well to wait till then if you aren't really keen on doing a proper repair - the plastic padding is really not very good and difficult to use on wet pipework especially if under any sort of pressure.

Chunks

Other contributors are right; in the long run a proper fix is far better than a bodge since the chances of a 'semi-perm' fix using some form of leak sealer is likely to be low.

Frankly speaking, if you drain down, cut out and fit speedfit joints, you'll be back in the pub before your larger's warm....

PS. if they are in a hard water area, the leak is minor and you can catch the drips you could try leaving it to seal itself....

keystone

Chunks wrote: »

..........cut out and fit speedfit joints,......

Yes but he needs to be careful thats he's got room for speedfit or Hep2O or similar. They take up more room than a standard compression fitting.

..........before your larger's warm....

His larger what?

Cheers

mchale

I used this stuff once as a temp repair, about 6yrs later it was still ok http://www.milliput.com/home.htm