Hello all
was called out today to a leak in shop coming from upstairs flats, after a lot of messign about found it on the rising main, which is a lead pipe. It was a pinprick of an hole which was sending a fine mist all over the place.
Anyway as ive never ,believe it or not in a few years of plumbing , come across any work with lead pipe how do i effect a permanent repair.
I made a temp repair using plumbers mait emergency repair putty as it was the only thing i could get due to location of pipe. I have advised customer that it needs replacing with copper.
so i have a few questions please
1. whose responsibilty is it to replace the lead pipe, it is lead even from the supply in the street?
2. the stopcock is seized solid so water could not be isolated, and couldnt find the one in the street. Any one know of any secrets to permantly repairing this or any lead pipe leak please.
3. finally does anyone have any tips on fixing thus plumbers mate leak repair to pipes as i find it a pain in the a??e lol
was called out today to a leak in shop coming from upstairs flats, after a lot of messign about found it on the rising main, which is a lead pipe. It was a pinprick of an hole which was sending a fine mist all over the place.
Anyway as ive never ,believe it or not in a few years of plumbing , come across any work with lead pipe how do i effect a permanent repair.
I made a temp repair using plumbers mait emergency repair putty as it was the only thing i could get due to location of pipe. I have advised customer that it needs replacing with copper.
so i have a few questions please
1. whose responsibilty is it to replace the lead pipe, it is lead even from the supply in the street?
2. the stopcock is seized solid so water could not be isolated, and couldnt find the one in the street. Any one know of any secrets to permantly repairing this or any lead pipe leak please.
3. finally does anyone have any tips on fixing thus plumbers mate leak repair to pipes as i find it a pain in the a??e lol