How can I repair a leak in my water line without calling a plumber?

Question

I have a mobile home and have found a leak right under the sink in the bathroom. I can access the leak by going under the house.

Answer 1

-turn water off @ main
-turn off hot water heater
-open all faucets and drain water in lines
-cut the pipe and take it to home depot or lowes or plumbing house and get 2 cuplinks and a pipe that fits
-don't forget pipe cement and pipe cleaner
-come back cot pipe to fit and add 2 cuplinks clean and then glue
-wait about 5 min. turn water on slowely make sure water lines are still open
-turn off all faucets and check pipe to make sure it's not leaking

Answer 2

Depending on what kind of pipe you have you have to take a different approach. I suspect you have polybutilene pipes which have a different type of connections then PVC. If you have the "Quest" type of pipe you need to get the connector for it at your hardware store and then it's a matter of cutting out the leaking part of the pipe and put the connector in place. The tools you need for this is a couple of channel lock pliers. It isn't hard to fix plumbing if you think out what you need to do before you start.

Take advantage of the person at the hardware store for recommendations.

Answer 3

Most mobile home will have pex type tubing. The link below will show some repair kits you can get. You may be able to get it at a local home improvement center or an RV sales.
http://www.doityourself.com/icat/pexrepairsealkit
Hope it helps.

Answer 4

shut the water off then youwill need to cut the copper line in half where the leak is and reconnect with a copper union. You will need to solder the joint back together

Answer 5

Go buy any leak-stopping products like "Vulcaseal". They are easy to apply. You're like putting gum on cracks.

Answer 6

well you can turn the water off then you can use caulking glue the plumbers tape that should do the trick.