I was doing some work on a radiator, behind the rad the plaster had crumbled away and the brackets had come loose to the point the rad was unstable.
Now the radiator is securely in place but I had to firmly push the copper pipe over to the rad in order to fit and thus the copper joint from which the copper pipe leads up to th radiator has started to drip (maybe a couple of times every hour) For me to replace that joint would be a nightmare so am asking if soldering over it would right it.
Obviously I cannot get into the joint to apply flux but could spred some over the leak before soldering.
Currently I have the central heating system drained before doing the work.
Now the radiator is securely in place but I had to firmly push the copper pipe over to the rad in order to fit and thus the copper joint from which the copper pipe leads up to th radiator has started to drip (maybe a couple of times every hour) For me to replace that joint would be a nightmare so am asking if soldering over it would right it.
Obviously I cannot get into the joint to apply flux but could spred some over the leak before soldering.
Currently I have the central heating system drained before doing the work.