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Leaking steel pipe - how to fix
I have a leaking steel pipe that supplies warm water to radiators in my house.
A plumber dropped by and said it would be easiest to cut the bad part away and weld a replacement. The pipe is about 2 inches thick. The replacement is about two feet. The plumber gave me a quote of about $2000 which I promptly refused. What about using a fiberglass or something else? I'd rather just cut the cracked steelpipe part away and weld a copper replacement part. Any ideas? |
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Leaking steel pipe - how to fix
"Dave" wrote in message ... I have a leaking steel pipe that supplies warm water to radiators in my house. A plumber dropped by and said it would be easiest to cut the bad part away and weld a replacement. The pipe is about 2 inches thick. The replacement is about two feet. The plumber gave me a quote of about $2000 which I promptly refused. Plumber is right, but the price is outrageous. Getting a welder out to the house is a couple of hundred bucks though. I'd replace the entire pipe. If one small section is leaking, the rest of the ipe is probably in bad shape also. Find a better plumber. |
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Dave wrote:
I have a leaking steel pipe that supplies warm water to radiators in my house. A plumber dropped by and said it would be easiest to cut the bad part away and weld a replacement. The pipe is about 2 inches thick. The replacement is about two feet. The plumber gave me a quote of about $2000 which I promptly refused. What about using a fiberglass or something else? I'd rather just cut the cracked steelpipe part away and weld a copper replacement part. Any ideas? My Dad told me to always get three quotes on major items. That's enough to see the spread and few enough to avoid wasting time. |
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On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:23:15 -0400, Stubby
wrote: Dave wrote: I have a leaking steel pipe that supplies warm water to radiators in my house. A plumber dropped by and said it would be easiest to cut the bad part away and weld a replacement. The pipe is about 2 inches thick. The replacement is about two feet. The plumber gave me a quote of about $2000 which I promptly refused. What about using a fiberglass or something else? I'd rather just cut the cracked steelpipe part away and weld a copper replacement part. Any ideas? My Dad told me to always get three quotes on major items. That's enough to see the spread and few enough to avoid wasting time. The three estimate thing isalways the best way to go..though some of us (including me) get lazy about it sometimes. It's also a good thing to let each of them know that you are pricing out the job...it often gets them to actually give you their best price. |
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Dave wrote: I have a leaking steel pipe that supplies warm water to radiators in my house. A plumber dropped by and said it would be easiest to cut the bad part away and weld a replacement. The pipe is about 2 inches thick. The replacement is about two feet. The plumber gave me a quote of about $2000 which I promptly refused. What about using a fiberglass or something else? I'd rather just cut the cracked steelpipe part away and weld a copper replacement part. Any ideas? Are you talking about regular iron pipe, with threaded ends and fittings? and 2 inches "thick" do you mean diameter? Pipe is measured by ID, so "about 2 inches thick" would likel be 1 1/2" pipe. That size implies steam to me rather than hot water, but it could be either. Could you describe the leak? Is it s crack, leaking at a fitting, damaged, corroded or ??? It would make a difference as to best method of repair. -- No dumb questions, just dumb answers. Larry Wasserman - Baltimore, Maryland - |
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Leaking steel pipe - how to fix
If it were a no pressure system like a sewer, I'd suggest take the bad
section out and use Fernco couplers. http://www.hy-techroofdrains.com/images/drn-fer1000.jpg I don't know if one of these would take the pressure and temperature of a heat system. 15 PSI and 190F is a bit much for a rubber coupler. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. "Dave" wrote in message ... I have a leaking steel pipe that supplies warm water to radiators in my house. A plumber dropped by and said it would be easiest to cut the bad part away and weld a replacement. The pipe is about 2 inches thick. The replacement is about two feet. The plumber gave me a quote of about $2000 which I promptly refused. What about using a fiberglass or something else? I'd rather just cut the cracked steelpipe part away and weld a copper replacement part. Any ideas? |
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Dave wrote: What about using a fiberglass or something else? I'd rather just cut the cracked steelpipe part away and weld a copper replacement part. Any ideas? Related I suppose ... I had a leak in the 1/2 copper water pipe. A temporary fix was to put a wrap or two of electrical tape around the leak, and then apply a hose clamp ... the kind that tightens using a screw. And about that temporary ... I put it on about a year ago, it's still there. When I get around to redoing the bathroom (which may be this winter, maybe next), I'll do the permanent fix. |
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