Tiny cut/nick in 15mm copper pipe by accident, is it ok?

[footprints]

Speed fit are bulky you may have to cut a recess in the floorboard.

 

[robodelfy]

Speed fit are bulky you may have to cut a recess in the floorboard.

No it would fit, I have the fitting already I used them for the sink plumbing

 

[Lower]

Personally, i don't trust speedfit or pushfit in general. You can get a brass compression repair coupler that does the same job that would avoid the need for heat. Screwfix have them.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/compress...Z-C1QKQVceyOeYenPaMaAgy5EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[robodelfy]

Personally, i don't trust speedfit or pushfit in general. You can get a brass compression repair coupler that does the same job that would avoid the need for heat. Screwfix have them.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/compress...Z-C1QKQVceyOeYenPaMaAgy5EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

I've been deep in the internet wormhole of whether speedfit is ok or not! In the end I decided to use it as my plumber said he would probably use it if I paid him anyway! He said it's used in new builds everywhere

I also found some speedfit fittings under the floor that must be 25 years old.

From what I've read compression fittings are not any more reliable when hidden

 

[Lower]

I've been deep in the internet wormhole of whether speedfit is ok or not! In the end I decided to use it as my plumber said he would probably use it if I paid him anyway! He said it's used in new builds everywhere

I also found some speedfit fittings under the floor that must be 25 years old.

From what I've read compression fittings are not any more reliable when hidden

It is used in new builds, mainly for speed. But i'd much rather rely on brass and copper than plastic and rubber O rings.

 

[robodelfy]

It is used in new builds, mainly for speed. But i'd much rather rely on brass and copper than plastic and rubber O rings.

The whole internet seems so divided on the whole issue. I wasted many hours!

But yes soldered copper joints are obviously preferable

 

[lostinthelight]

I would just build up a run of solder over the nick and be more than confident it wouldn't leak in the future

 

[bernardgreen]

Soldering a piece of copper wire that fits snugly into the slot will make a strong repair.

A piece of twin and earth cable could be a source of that wire

 

[robodelfy]

Soldering a piece of copper wire that fits snugly into the slot will make a strong repair.

A piece of twin and earth cable could be a source of that wire

I found some other threads on people who did the same thing, and everyone seems to say either cut and use a new coupler.