bathroom pipe leak please help?

Question

ok there is a burst pipe in my bathroom where the joints have become lose, there is a small drip nothin major, can any one tell me how to fix this problem with out replacing the pipe. i was think of some sort of sealer to conceal the leak, or maybe stick a joint on it. can any one help me out. thanks very much

Answer 1

If its a compression joint turn the water off & tighten the nuts, If its a solder joint get someone who has a bit of savey about plumbing. You can buy a fitting from screwfix or toolstation that will allow you to cut the leaking section out & fit the fitting in its place. Its a shame I dont know you, I would sort it out in five minuites as I am a plumber, Good luck & take care

Answer 2

Sticky plasters never worked for long!!! You have a bad joint.... not a burst i trust. By your expression'come loose' seems its either copper supply (hot/ cold) or maybe on a radiator. Generally, copper pipes are 'compression joints' (as its come loose) put the water off, release the pressure by opening taps. Carefully, loosen the leaky joint, you may get water spillage here.. notice that at the point where the pipe goes into the fitting, you have what looks like a gold wedding ring...no, its brass, and called an olive. Pull the pipe from the fitting, wrap the olive in PTFE tape (local D.I.Y store) taking care to wrap the bit that touches the fitting when its together. While you are in the D.I.Y store there is also a silicon sealant type product for sealing joints...get a tube. When you have wrapped the joint in PTFE, a bit of this sealant silicon is a good insurance policy! Re-tighten the joint, not 'white knuckle' tight please!
If its a plastic drain (like under the sink with screwed fittings) these may be stripped apart, cleaned then dried, re-assemble with general purpose silicon sealant on the seals, do it all up...silicon sealant will spew out of the fittings, this is good! You got a good joint.

Answer 3

if this is a water line u must shut the water off to the home. take a torch and heat the damaged area. take some flux( its a solder paste) and brush it over the area. then take some solder and add to the area. do this while u have the torch heating the pipe. it will not work without the heat... if u never did this before u may be better off contacting a plumber.... good luck

Answer 4

It looks like the product you are after is plumber's epoxy putty, a readily-available and inexpensive item. Here is a website that shows the product for under $5.00. It appears to be an effective product for small leaks. Good luck.

Answer 5

if you are not comfortable soldering they do make a product that stops leaks. i forget the name of it but its kinda like a roll of fiberglass that's resin activated. i can tell you first hand that it does work. i have used it on a 2 inch copper waste line and it worked just fine. and its also supposed to work on refregeration as well though i never used it for that.

Answer 6

to that end i could seek for the advice of a plumber who could verify each and all of the plumbing on that time. you do no longer want to repair one ingredient restore the ceiling and would desire to do it yet back a month later. maximum homestead purchasers at present insist on a guaranty or on the least an inspection by a expert homestead inspector i'm sorry you had to pass by way of all this.

Answer 7

phone for the plumber

Answer 8

weld it shut with blow torch n welding stick (looks like a big crayon)

Answer 9

phone a plumber and ask them wot to do they will no best. lol

Answer 10

if its not that big splice in some new PVC pipe