On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:41:15 -0800 (PST), Martin Bonner
wrote:

On Jan 28, 12:15=A0pm, (AnthonyL) wrote:
The low pressure hot water pipe to the kitchen tap has a weeping elbow
joint in an awkward position at the bottom of the kitchen unit. =A0It is
a soldered joint and it takes about 2 days to fill a shallow drip
tray.

Is there any way to fix it without having to dismantle all the unit
around the sink?

Do you have enough length to:
- cut out the elbow joint plus some pipe
- form a new (longer) elbow out of some sort of elbow + pipe
- fit new elbow with two straight push-fit or compression joints?
eg http://www.screwfix.com/prods/60835/...ush-Fit/Conex-
Cuprofit-Straight-Coupling-15mm

and/or:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/47156/...ngs/Comap-Str=
aight-Coupling-15mm-Pack-of-2

or possibly work out something with a bit of flexy?

None of the above without dismantling the kitchen units. Typical -
the plumbing was done first, the units assembled afterwards. The
elbow joint is right against the bottom, fixed, shelf of the sink
unit.

Would something like this do?

http://www.tapes-direct.co.uk/index....roducts_id=939

Bear in mind it is the low pressure side of things.


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AnthonyL