Accidentally bent a copper pipe in the loft

[melba]

Hi guys

Newbie here! I'm here to seek your infinite wisdom

During moving something heavy into our dark loft, I fear we may have let it rest on this copper pipe without knowing. Do you think this is a serious mishap? I'm not entirely sure what that pipe carries, think it's just water but I am worried that it will spring a leak. I've felt the pipe and there are no sharp bits but there is quite a dent in it as you can see!

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Would be great to know what action to take, if any!
Forgive me if this is trivial, but better to be safe than sorry!

Thanks all

Melba

 

[seco services]

Seen worse done by installers with a pipe bender.

Wouldn't worry it's not liable to spring a leak overnight.
But still worth getting it sorted long term
Where do the other ends go ? that'll give us an idea what the pipe is for.

 

[libby lou lou]

I'd be more worried about where the pipe is coming from and going to as well.

 

[Charnwood]

Seen worse done by installers with a pipe bender.

Beat me to it.

I'd be worried about the connections at either end, especially if they are push-fit or compression.

 

[melba]

The pipe is leading either to or from the boiler. I think it leads to the boiler as at changes to something which isn't copper piping, it's white and looks kinda plastic like before going back to copper and down to the boiler. So I'm assuming its cold water which leads to the boiler? It could be leading to the radiators though!

Would it be a case of just replacing the bit where it is dented? Not far along on both ends of the dent pipe there are right angle connectors.

So just to be clear: it isn't dangerous, but should eventually be fixed?

 

[melba]

Here are some more pics

It's actually bent in two places

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And this is what the connection looks like at either end.

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Again, thanks for all the advice! It's greatly appreciated, am stressing out a bit over this!

 

[seco services]

So it's copper to plastic back to copper ?

Thats a nasty kink on the joist.

Yes just replace that section.

 

[melba]

Yeah so on the left side of the dent after the right angle it goes to this connection, and then back to copper again. View media item 44246
It's a little bendy and I'm pretty sure its a sturdy thick plastic pipe as opposed to metal.

Thanks Seco, I will get it fixed. Any idea how much and how long it would take to do if i was to call in a plumber? An hour or so?

 

[seco services]

If it's only a short section of plastic pipe it's makes it sound like it's been bent before and someone done a repair.
I would get a new section of copper fitted and join back to the original copper and scrape the plastic section.

Won't take long to fit new section of pipe, Better still if we knew what it was ie cold mains or radiator curcuit etc.

 

[melba]

I think the plastic piping was put in place when the boiler was moved from the kitchen to an airing cupboard. Don't think I will be able to figure out whether it's cold mains or radiator by myself so will have to get someone in.

Thanks for all the advice once again. Good to know that it's not immediately dangerous will get some quotes in. Thank you!

 

[seco services]

Don't think I will be able to figure out whether it's cold mains or radiator by myself

Put the heating on, Does it get hot ?
Is it a combi boiler ?

 

[FiremanT]

Melba, the fact that the adjacent pipe is lagged suggests that the damaged pipe does not need to be. This further suggests that the pipe is gas or PRV outllet. IF the install and your desciption is correct, the

Can you carefully trace the route, and give us pics of both ends? Sensible advice could then ensue.

(Please, when reading the above, be aware that I have just come infrom the pub!) I MAY edit tomorrow.

 

[melba]

Okay, so turned on the heating. Radiators were hot, the pipe was stone cold.

I can't see where the pipe leads off to on the right end as it go towards the front of the house and downwards. But here is what it looks like at the left end.

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As you can see it splits into two pipes?

And then down to the boiler. Both pipes are cold.

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[melba]

And yes, its a combi boiler!