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I have a very old wooden high-level cistern with a copper flushpipe. Unfortunately the pipe is shot at the bend at the bottom (presumably because water sits in there) and it's dripping on every flush.
Does anyone have any advice on how to repair the pipe without having to detach it from the cistern or toilet (it's painted stuck to the cistern and I'm concerned I won't be able to attach a new pipe to the fittings on the toilet)? I'd really like to renovate the thing without any fear of losing the original toilet and replacing with new.
The previous owner has put some kind of cloth wrapping around the pipe with some putty, but it's not fully watertight. I'm hoping I can remove the cloth and use something to patch up the copper pipe, whether that be some kind of sealant or soldering a patch of copper on there if that's possible.
Thanks hugely for any advice.
JB.
Does anyone have any advice on how to repair the pipe without having to detach it from the cistern or toilet (it's painted stuck to the cistern and I'm concerned I won't be able to attach a new pipe to the fittings on the toilet)? I'd really like to renovate the thing without any fear of losing the original toilet and replacing with new.
The previous owner has put some kind of cloth wrapping around the pipe with some putty, but it's not fully watertight. I'm hoping I can remove the cloth and use something to patch up the copper pipe, whether that be some kind of sealant or soldering a patch of copper on there if that's possible.
Thanks hugely for any advice.
JB.