Leak on rising main

[Redhotferrari]

Hi Guys,

Have a leak on the rising main into the house just before the stopcock Its a black plastic type pipe, and the leak is on a slight curve before the pipe goes into stopcock.

How can I cut this pipe? can I then use a 22mm straight connector from the cut and put a small piece of copper to the stopcock?

Advice greatly appreciated as the water is turned off at the moment from the street

 

[gas4you]

Be very wary of the black plastic pipe. If it is the one that springs to mind it is a strange size and very hard to find a fitting to fit it.

The only way I have managed in the past was to cut a piece off and eventually go to my local drainage center for a fitting.

No one else stocked one local to me

 

[Bahco]

Wait until the shops are open tomorrow before you fix this.

You will probably need an alkathene to copper adapter which fits on the plastic pipe and then you insert a small piece of copper which then goes to your stoptap.

Alternatively Travis Perkins sell plastic fittings to go on this pipe.