2007-12-06 03:50:50 · 9 answers · asked by Mike N 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
The fastest is any of those rubber repair couplings that you clamp on.
The worst way is to melt lea in a ladle, put on the plumbing mold that will hold it around the piping, and then pour in the molten lead and wipe the fitting as it hardens. That is not worth the effort or danger now that better approaches exist.
2007-12-07 14:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lead Drain Pipe
2016-11-02 14:15:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do have product that is called pipe wrap. I heard it was really good, never used it though. But be careful, there maybe more cracks in the line. When your repair that crack, watch out for leaking joints when pressure is built up in the pipe. I replaced copper piping at work, my boss bought a warehouse for storage and the previous owners forgot to turn the water off. I spent almost 2 weeks replacing the lines. Every time i would repair one part of the line, there would be another join or crack that shows up behind a wall.
2016-03-14 05:34:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
See if you can find something like Propoxy that will adhear to it and seal it up. There are also repair couplings you can buy. Some look like a saddle that will just wrap around it and tighten up. Then there are the kind that look like a big compression fitting. You would have to cut out that section and then put that repair coupling in. They are also called dresser couplings. They come in pvc, galvanized, or brass. Another thing you could do is just cut out that section and put some mission bands on each side and just stick a piece of pvc or something in there. Mission bands are basically a rubber coupling with hose clamps on each side.
2007-12-06 04:02:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to do your self . Cut the pipe from join section where two pipes connect to gather by lead . Use black resin coupling to connect that section again .Other way you must heat the pipe till lead get melt and sill again.
2007-12-06 04:17:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can use a pipe clamp that fits over the pipe in a variety of sizes and had rubber to squeeze everything tight and prevent leaks. You can also remove that section and add couplings and a new section.
2007-12-06 03:59:58 · answer #6 · answered by Why So Serious? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hire Plumber. Replace the pipe. Lead = bad.
2007-12-06 03:59:10 · answer #7 · answered by ShreddeR 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hardware store might have it, it is called Oakum. Since it is a drain and doesn't have pressure against it, any tape that is waterproof will work, just wrap it tight.
2007-12-06 04:01:44 · answer #8 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With all flow arrested -
Try a fiberglass patch (fabric+resin)
Clean surrounding area well first!
2007-12-06 04:00:06 · answer #9 · answered by nowyermessingwithasonofabitch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋