Going on holiday tomorrow morning
and the soldered joint to a tap in the
downstairs toilet is leaking (one drip
every ten seconds). I've been trying
to get a plumber to come out before
I go, but can't get one for love nor
money(maybe they're all in
Teuksbury :^()))). Is there any tape
I can buy tomorrow morning, before
I go, to wrap around the joint and hold
it for two weeks till I get back?
Pete

Pete Bull wrote:

Going on holiday tomorrow morning
and the soldered joint to a tap in the
downstairs toilet is leaking (one drip
every ten seconds). I've been trying
to get a plumber to come out before
I go, but can't get one for love nor
money(maybe they're all in
Teuksbury :^()))). Is there any tape
I can buy tomorrow morning, before
I go, to wrap around the joint and hold
it for two weeks till I get back?
Pete

Wouldn't it be simpler and safer to just turn the water off at the main stop
cock before you leave?

--
Mike Clarke

Pete Bull wrote:
Going on holiday tomorrow morning
and the soldered joint to a tap in the
downstairs toilet is leaking (one drip
every ten seconds). I've been trying
to get a plumber to come out before
I go, but can't get one for love nor
money(maybe they're all in
Teuksbury :^()))). Is there any tape
I can buy tomorrow morning, before
I go, to wrap around the joint and hold
it for two weeks till I get back?


If the tap is mains fed, just turn the water off till you get back. Place a
container under the drip on top of several towels. If its fed from the tank
in the loft, turn the water off & drain the tank by running the cold taps in
the bathroom.

You could use Loctite Repair Express Power Putty, I guess the DIY sheds sell
it.


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:09:47 +0100, "Pete Bull"
mused:

Going on holiday tomorrow morning
and the soldered joint to a tap in the
downstairs toilet is leaking (one drip
every ten seconds). I've been trying
to get a plumber to come out before
I go, but can't get one for love nor
money(maybe they're all in
Teuksbury :^()))). Is there any tape
I can buy tomorrow morning, before
I go, to wrap around the joint and hold
it for two weeks till I get back?
Pete

Turn the mains stop tap off, turn off the boiler\immersion heater
etc..., open all taps thoughout the house.

This of course means the heating will be off whilst you are away, but
tbh I wouldn't expect a repair putty thingy to fit to the outside of a
wet pipe and set solid before tomorrow morning.
--
Regards,
Stuart.

In message , Pete Bull
writes
Going on holiday tomorrow morning
and the soldered joint to a tap in the
downstairs toilet is leaking (one drip
every ten seconds). I've been trying
to get a plumber to come out before
I go, but can't get one for love nor
money(maybe they're all in
Teuksbury :^()))). Is there any tape
I can buy tomorrow morning, before
I go, to wrap around the joint and hold
it for two weeks till I get back?
Pete

Your house will be under water before you get back

just go and enjoy yourself and forget about the devastation which will
greet you on return

Or you could turn the water off at the main ... and hope

--
geoff