In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Stephen wrote:


I was hoping to help by using one of those repair compression fittings
only I found I could not slide the nuts on. Do you think that the ice
stretched the pipe and made it fractionally wider? If so, what use are
these repair fittings?

How old is the pipe? Could it be 1/2" rather than 15mm? If so, it would be
*slightly* bigger than 15mm and, with a bit of surface corrosion on top, it
may be difficult to get a 15mm fitting over it. How have you cut out the
damaged section? Have you left any burrs at the end of the pipe - because
these, too, would stop an olive from going on easily.
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Cheers,
Roger
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