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On 28 Jan, 15:56, wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:41:59 -0000, "Slider" wrote:

"AnthonyL" wrote in message
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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. It 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?

Thanks

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AnthonyL

Wrap some plumbers mait around the joint? Only a temporary repair mind
you.

Or maybe some sort of bandage ( like scrim) plastered with LSX

I made up a bandage with plumber's mait and cable ties for slight leak
at a mains stopcock as a "temporary" measure until I can persuade the
water company to turn off the jammed stopcock in the street (they say
they don't do that any more, and there isn't enough exposed pipe to
freeze). That was at least 2 years ago, and it's still holding.

Chris

That is not acceptable. Start off with a nice polite but strongly worded
letter to the water company telling them you have a problem and that they
need to fix it.


If the water company will not fix the street mains stop tap then contact
your local councillor. If that fails then contact your MP. The local rag or
radio station love these sort of things but only try them as a last resort.

My street stop tap was dug out and replaced free of charge within a week of
me complaining that it did not work.

Adam