Dilled through in buryed pipe in the kitchen wall!

[mdbalson]

Today I actedently dilled through a pipe buryed in the kitchen wall (it was on the side of the kitchen, where there is no things which need water, as all of the pipes are on the other side of the kitchen)

I am in need of some help, as I have got no water at the moment, from where I had to turn off the mains stopcock to stop the water gussing out of the hole in the pipe.

The pipe

The route of the pipe, which I have so far worked out.

It looks like it is a 16mm pipe in 20mm conduit.

It looks like it is an old used pipe, as I cannot find where it goes, which has had the end capped off, but is still connected to the water supply.

To mend, should I cap it off below the hole, if it is an used pipe, or should I replace the piece of pipe between the hole. Is there a type of joint you can get for this propose?

 

[Slugbabydotcom]

If you cant tell which way the water runs through it I am sure we cant.

For a quick emergency repair you could try a piece of hose pipe and a jubilee clip. Cut a piece off the hose pipe about one or two inches. Slit down one side of it and wrap it around the pipe. Then put your jubilee clip on.

Heres your choices.

1. Buy 2 stop ends and cap the pipe both ways because you dont know which way the water is coming from

2a. cut the pipe and turn the water on to see which way it is coming from then just cap one end and see what happens.
2b. Trace the pipe with a metal detector and if you are sure its a dead leg then cap it off accordingly

3. Cut a section out and fit a flexi across it. Not recommended but hey if it works it will do for now at least.

4.The answer you are probably expecting cos its what a plumber would do assuming the pipe was in use:-
Cut the pipe across the nail hole.
Break out some more plaster and use a slip fitting.
You will need to break out enough plaster to allow you to bend the pipe in order to get the fitting on.
A solder fitting will make a better job but is harder to work with. A compression fitting is wider and could stick out of the wall slightly. Either way a bit of clever plaster patching could cover it up.

A slip coupling is basically a straight connector without a 'tube end stop' which will allow you slide the fitting over the pipe.
I have in the past made a compression one by filing away the end stop with a rat tail file

There is a proprietary emergency burst pipe repair kit you may be interested in but to me these are just a DIY gimmick that you would rarely catch a plumber using.

 

[mdbalson]

The pipe was repaired by braising it.

Here is a picture of the repair

 

[Slugbabydotcom]

Well it aint pretty but it works. Good on ya
I suggest you wrap some denso tape round it before you plaster up

 

[mdbalson]

Well it aint pretty but it works. Good on ya
I suggest you wrap some denso tape round it before you plaster up

I was going to fix up a piece of plywood over the hole, as the hole will be behied a cupboard

 

[solo]

God! That's a horrible looking repair. As an aside can anyone see the faces of two animals in among all those snots?

Edit. Should have said in top pic.

 

[solo]

Seeing as how you all gave in without a fight, here they are.