small leaks in bathroom sink pipe -

t45

I have a couple of small leaks on a pipe running from my bathroom sink - the pipes are old and I have just had a new boiler installed so think it could be something to do with higher water pressure.
I plan to re-do my bathroom early next year - it is functioning but I was wondering, is there a tape or sealant that I could dab onto the leak points to prevent the drips? I appreciate this would only be a temporary measure.
if I do apply a leak sealer or tape, would I need to relieve my water pressure?
I have no idea about these things - all I know is that with our new boiler and the removal of our main wall shower (we not just have a shower fixture on our bath taps), we have improved water pressure and power .....but as our pipes are old I was wondering if they can take this hence leaks starting...any ideas - thank you!

edinburgher

Sounds plausible (change in pressure due to new boiler). We had to replace a shower and several radiator parts as a consequence of moving to a combi boiler. Still, cheaper bills are making up for the hassle!

Grenage

I should never admit to this, but I did once use electrical tape around a weeping isolation valve as a temporary measure.

They say there's nout as permanent as a temporary solution, and 4 years later (lecky tape still in place), I can say there's a lot of truth in that.

t45

Thank you for your reply - an update - I went to homebase and got some silicon rescue tape that can be used for so many DIY problems but then I couldn't fit this under the pie as the pipe in question is really old and near to the wall - the irony is the whole thing is due to be pulled out and all redone in a few weeks but it's how we can do this most effectively and cost efficiently for the time between now and then - anyway, the tape would be brilliant for most things and is waterproof but I couldn't use it - so went to Screwfix and got some Fernon silicon glue like substance in a tube - think on most leaks this would work but the placement of our pipe again stopped effective use - also the pipe is really old and so is probably eroding badly with each drop - so we layered it on as best as we could (was really tricky) and let is set - afraid id didn't work as every time we added more on it would move and it just wouldn't set...so we are now calling out a plumber to replace a bit of pipe that will be pulled out in a few weeks anyway!....

spadoosh

Silicon rescue tape - £3
Fernon silicon glue like substance - £4
Plumber - £40

Plastic tupper ware tub from the chinese - Priceless.

If the pipes drop below the floor, just put some tissue/cloth/tape around it leading the drip to the tub.

t45

Thank you all so much - did the above but it wasn't much help in the end and today we had to call out a plumber. To make this all so much worse, the water has leaked through to the ceiling down below so I would urge anyone if they notice even a small leak (this is what we had) it is a sign that it needs to be addressed asap. We left it 2 days trying the above methods and now we are in a much worse position. Thank you all for your advice though - see a leak. address it and call out a plumber pronto and ultimately this save a lot of hassle and potential work .now I have to address water marks on ceiling below (hallway area) and see what can be done about this......

t45

...cost of plumber for this turned out minimum £80