On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 18:39:43 +0100, Bill wrote:

Son (despair, despair) has put a fork through an underground water pipe.
He says the fountain was spectacular.

I remember the pipe in question - it is black and looks like ptfe, and
will have been installed in the '60's.

Alkathene was we called it when Dad dug another well and got it
connected circa 1966,



When we had a previous leak at a
short exposed link, we found that the pipe was not a standard size and I
seem to remember finding a farming supplier in Wales who had some
fittings or adaptors, but I have no note of who or where they were.
Somewhere near Ruthin, I think.

Could it have been these people .
http://www.pipekit.co.uk/
Though the term somewhere near can be subjective depending if you live
in the burbs or in the middle of Exmoor.


For this reason we are loathe to cut and join the pipe. He was wondering
if there was some sort of adhesive that we could apply and then bind
with gaffer or other tape.


Has anyone any experience of this or similar product? Or trying to fix a
pipe in this way?

yes , for a short term emergency while the proper bits were obtained
but on a pipe that could be shut off after use.

A repair that could be fitted and forgotten would take more effort
and cost more than using the right parts.

G.Harman