DerbyDad03 wrote in news:ebf1c48b-17fa-49c9-97ba-
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On Jan 4, 9:47*am, 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?

-Theodore.

If you are referring to the "rolls" of two part epxoy putty that you
cut and then knead together, I would think that it should work fine.

The lack of smooth surface is a plus since you want a rough surface to
give epoxy something to grab on to. I always rough up smooth surfaces
when using epoxy to give it some "bite".

As far as the heat, check the package of whatever brand you buy. The
Pro Poxy 20 available at this site says it can withstand temps up to
300 F. http://www.herchem.com/products/putty_epoxy.html

You should be able to break the seal when you are ready for a
permanent repair, although a complete clean up might take a little
time, since the epoxy will be in between the threads, etc. A dremel-
like tool with the appropriate bit comes to mind for the clean-up.

I'd give the putty a try and if it holds, I'd leave it in place until
spring when you can take your time with the clean-up and permanent
repair.

BTW the only thing I don't like about the epoxy putty is that Billy
Mays is now hawking something called Mighty Putty which appears to be
the same type of product. g

Whatever Billy is yakking about has nothing to do with what the product
will do. He's just a pitch man, a very good one and probably a rich one
by now. Ever notice how over the years his profile has changed? In the
most recent one with him selling jock straps for pet rats or something,
the back of his belt above his ass was like a foot higher then the
buckle. Waiting for him to sell some mirror gizmo you can epoxy to your
gut so you can see your dink again.