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dadiOH

wrote:
The threaded pipe joint I installed last week for one of my home's
hot water radiators is leaking a little. It it now obvious to me
that I didn't put enough pipe dope on when I installed. I would
prefer to wait a few days before I redo because we're in the middle
of a cold spell. But the pipe orientation makes it difficult to
catch the drip, so I want it to stop. Would plumbers epoxy putty
work here? or would the heat and lack of smooth surface (i.e.
threads) doom this patch job to instant failure? And if it does
work, would I be able to remove the putty or does it harden so
strong that I won't be able to break it off. I never worked with
this stuff before, so I'm not familiar.

Opinions?

I've never heard of "plumber's" epoxy putty but regular epoxy putty
gets hard and would be difficult (not impossible) to remove. Not
likely to stop the leak either.

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