Compression fittings (have to cut out some bad pipe) and the
rubber patch can work for awhile.

Something I did awhile back was to cut a coupler length wise.
Clean, flux, and wrap the coupler around the pipe. Heat gently,
and flow in some solder. Worked for me, the once I tried it.

Put some aluminum foil behind the fitting, for a heat shield.
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"GoHabsGo" wrote in message
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: Hi all,
:
: I have a copper water pipe behind a drywall ceiling. Turns out
that when
: the ceiling was installed a drywall screw punctured the pipe.
Many years
: passed until the screw rusted enough and it started dripping,
causing a
: stain on the drywall ceiling. I listened to the recommendation
of a guy on
: the HD floor and patched it with a metal epoxy putty. That
held tight for
: a few years, now the stain is back.
:
: Is there a simple way to patch this by cutting out the bad spot
and using
: pressure fittings or something similar? I don't want to try
soldering in
: that confined space. Any suggestions?
:
: Thanks,
:
: Larry