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Weeping elbow joint
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 -- AnthonyL |
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On Jan 28, 12:15*pm, (AnthonyL) wrote:
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? Do you have enough length to: - cut out the elbow joint plus some pipe - form a new (longer) elbow out of some sort of elbow + pipe - fit new elbow with two straight push-fit or compression joints? eg http://www.screwfix.com/prods/60835/...ush-Fit/Conex- Cuprofit-Straight-Coupling-15mm and/or: http://www.screwfix.com/prods/47156/...15mm-Pack-of-2 or possibly work out something with a bit of flexy? |
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"AnthonyL" wrote in message ... 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 -- AnthonyL Wrap some plumbers mait around the joint? Only a temporary repair mind you. |
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:41:15 -0800 (PST), Martin Bonner
wrote: On Jan 28, 12:15=A0pm, (AnthonyL) wrote: 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. =A0It 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? Do you have enough length to: - cut out the elbow joint plus some pipe - form a new (longer) elbow out of some sort of elbow + pipe - fit new elbow with two straight push-fit or compression joints? eg http://www.screwfix.com/prods/60835/...ush-Fit/Conex- Cuprofit-Straight-Coupling-15mm and/or: http://www.screwfix.com/prods/47156/...ngs/Comap-Str= aight-Coupling-15mm-Pack-of-2 or possibly work out something with a bit of flexy? None of the above without dismantling the kitchen units. Typical - the plumbing was done first, the units assembled afterwards. The elbow joint is right against the bottom, fixed, shelf of the sink unit. Would something like this do? http://www.tapes-direct.co.uk/index....roducts_id=939 Bear in mind it is the low pressure side of things. -- AnthonyL |
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:41:59 -0000, "Slider" wrote:
"AnthonyL" wrote in message ... 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 -- 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 |
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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 ... 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 -- 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 |
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On 28 Jan, 12:15, (AnthonyL) wrote:
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 -- AnthonyL Can you cut out the elbow and then gently bend the pipe to get clearance for connecting a flexible pushfit pipe repair section e.g. http://www.screwfix.com/prods/58280/...pair-Pack-of-2. Very easy and quick if you can get the clearance. |
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:41:59 -0000, "Slider" wrote:
"AnthonyL" wrote in message ... 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 -- AnthonyL Wrap some plumbers mait around the joint? Only a temporary repair mind you. Turn off the hot water supply and drain the system as much as possible and open the tap to release any pressure . Dry the joint and clean with degreaser. Smear quick setting araldite around it and wait a couple of hours. turn water back on. Or I've never tried this stuff but it may work http://www.repairproducts.co.uk/page37.htm |
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AnthonyL wrote: 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? Clean it with wire wool etc, then a smear of Fernox LS-X -- *I have a degree in liberal arts -- do you want fries with that Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"AnthonyL" wrote in message ... 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? What I did with a burst pipe was to get a jubilee clip and a piece of old inner tube, then I wrapped the piece of inner tube around the burst, opened up the jubilee clip to get it around the pipe, then tightened it around the pipe and inner tube, so if you have the room, you could try this. |
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wrote in message ... On 28 Jan, 15:56, wrote: On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:41:59 -0000, "Slider" wrote: "AnthonyL" wrote in message ... 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 -- 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 |
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Weeping elbow joint
AnthonyL wrote:
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? Cut it out with a pipe slice & replace it with a flexible https://www.screwfix.com/prods/10857...0mm-bore-300mm -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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