Recommended fitting for mains water pipe

[ABF1]

Evening all,

I’m after a bit of advice on the best way to fix my leaking mains water pipe.

I’ve been looking to replace my still stopcock which is located in my kitchen cupboard. However when I’ve followed the pipework beneath the cabinet. I’ve noticed the old hep20 fitting on the main incomer is leaking. I’ve wiped it dry but it’s still leaking, fitting has green gunk around it as well.

I’m going to remove the Isolation ball valve with a straight piece of pipe as I think this was put it before the kitchen was fitted and the stopcock.

As you can see it’s in a very awkward place as it was all done before the kitchen was put it so I’m going to have to make an access hatch in the cabinet I think.

The mains water pipe is rather old 60s and has bits of paint on it so im concerned about it being delicate.

Should I try cut the pipe down a bit and use a new push fitting like the newer Hep20, or should I get a compression fitting in it with jointing compound, or should I get a plumber to solder it? Access might me an issue with the later.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

 

[dilalio]

Are you sure it's not condensation on the pipe?

I'd rather have soldered joints on anything before the internal stopcock and defo no Ballofix.
Change the stopcock to a lever valve.

 

[ABF1]

Definitely not condensation as I wiped it away and the drip started forming again.

Thanks for the reply. I’ll have to look at getting a plumber in. In the meantime would it be worth trying a compression fitting or new push fit to see if that stops it for now?

As access is terrible for any sort of repair I’ll try to make a decent access hatch

 

[dilalio]

Definitely not condensation as I wiped it away and the drip started forming again.

Thanks for the reply. I’ll have to look at getting a plumber in. In the meantime would it be worth trying a compression fitting or new push fit to see if that stops it for now?

As access is terrible for any sort of repair I’ll try to make a decent access hatch

I could probably fix that without you needing to make a hatch!
I'd certainly try first.

 

[gas112]

use compression fittings if you can and get rid of that ballofix valve

 

[denso13]

Pull that support leg off, fit compression, then put the leg back. There is plenty of room to sort it.