Drilled into unexpected water pipe

[BoxBasher]

Don't teach people cowboy tricks then. that's what it boils down to. would you expect this type of work from say the gasboard?

No, they'd try and sell them a new boiler...

 

[megawatt]

MarkPlumb???? wrote:

unlike you it seems i live in the real world and don't resort to cutting couplings in half or dotting pinholes with solder and where did i say to PLASTER it over again? i'm guessing your a builder am i right or someone who hasnt been on the tools for years

No, once again, you are wrong on both counts.

My advice to the OP was to ignore your stupid advice and to wait for someone with a degree of experience and common sense to advise how to do it correctly ... Chase out either side, remove damaged section, replace with new/slip couplings, prove and restore the finish.

I DO NOT recommend compression fittings in wall chasings and neither does any other pro (or even non-stupid DIY'ers) that I know.

If you are going to give advice to people who probably don't know any better at least consider what you are saying.

Now climb down off your big high horse and go read some plumbing manuals ... Fool.

MW

 

[Gasguru]

A real bodger will whittle a bit of wood and jam it in the hole.

I caught a builder doing that; he'd nailed the pipe whilst boxing in up the side of the chimney. It was a sealed heating system.

 

[megawatt]

Or get the apprentice to stick his finger in it and plaster over him

 

[markplumb]

MarkPlumb???? wrote:

unlike you it seems i live in the real world and don't resort to cutting couplings in half or dotting pinholes with solder and where did i say to PLASTER it over again? i'm guessing your a builder am i right or someone who hasnt been on the tools for years

No, once again, you are wrong on both counts.

My advice to the OP was to ignore your stupid advice and to wait for someone with a degree of experience and common sense to advise how to do it correctly ... Chase out either side, remove damaged section, replace with new/slip couplings, prove and restore the finish.

I DO NOT recommend compression fittings in wall chasings and neither does any other pro (or even non-stupid DIY'ers) that I know.

If you are going to give advice to people who probably don't know any better at least consider what you are saying.

Now climb down off your big high horse and go read some plumbing manuals ... Fool.

MW

me climb of my big horse. why shouldn't compression fittings be used as long as they are done corectly and with the right fitting of course?

i still didn't work out if you are a builder an electrician or a fasttrack plumber, though i'm geussing you don't fit into any of them at all

 

[doitall]

Talking of tricks a well know poster of by the name of Argile came up with a brilliant repair.

Clean the pipe and flux it.
Wrap copper wire around the pipe about 10mm either side of the hole.
Solder it all together.

Yes and it does work with no cutting out or hassel, you just need to get all the water out first.

 

[doitall]

You cannot bury compression fitting. Regs dear chap

 

[markplumb]

Talking of tricks a well know poster of by the name of Argile came up with a brilliant repair.

Clean the pipe and flux it.
Wrap copper wire around the pipe about 10mm either side of the hole.
Solder it all together.

Yes and it does work with no cutting out or hassel, you just need to get all the water out first.

dotting?

 

[markplumb]

You cannot bury compression fitting. Regs dear chap

where did i say to bury it, assuming of course the wine rack hides the original cock up

 

[markplumb]

You cannot bury compression fitting. Regs dear chap

lol you should have been here when people were cutting couplings in half

 

[megawatt]

Thanks DoItAll for the sanity check I doubt MarkPlumb would have ever got there

I still didn't work out if you are a builder an electrician or a fasttrack plumber, though i'm geussing you don't fit into any of them at all

From the quality of your advice I think I was correct with MarkGardener

MW

 

[doitall]

You cannot bury compression fitting. Regs dear chap

lol you should have been here when people were cutting couplings in half

Nothing wrong with that if you can solder, the patch will be stronger than the pipe.

 

[markplumb]

Thanks DoItAll for the sanity check I doubt MarkPlumb would have ever got there

I still didn't work out if you are a builder an electrician or a fasttrack plumber, though i'm geussing you don't fit into any of them at all

From the quality of your advice I think I was correct with MarkGardener

MW

let's stick to facts shall we?

 

[Balenza]

Doitall wrote

You cannot bury compression fitting

What about biv compressions on shower valves ?.

 

[markplumb]

You cannot bury compression fitting. Regs dear chap

lol you should have been here when people were cutting couplings in half

Nothing wrong with that if you can solder, the patch will be stronger than the pipe.

but not up to regs