On 4 Nov 2005 03:08:20 -0800, wrote:

Hi,
my father's house has a leaking lead inlet water mains pipe. I cant see
the break as it is covered by the pipe wall bracket, i imagine it is a
crack. The pipe is dripping a drop once every 10 secs and is in the
cellar/basement of my father's house.

How would I do a temporary repair to stop the dripping until the lead
piping system is replaced?

You can buy an epoxy based putty especially for this sort of
situation.

One such putty is Unibond Express repair, which must be applied to the
crack when it is dry:
http://www.unibond.co.uk/loctite/repairxpress.html

Your loca DIY shed or car spares shop will likely stock it.

If it's not possible to turn the water off and dry the crack then JB
Waterweld is worth considering, as it cures under water:
http://www.jbweld.co.uk/files/prodc.html#WATERWELD

I'd imagine you can get Waterweld from a local chandlery shop as it's
used to repair boats.

sponix