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clouds exiting corroded pipe

subaru400
subaru400 Member Posts: 33
in Strictly Steam
I have a 1-pipe system that works great in all aspects, except that it has developed a somewhat significant leak under my crawl space, as a pipe has corroded through. I found this after I started up to test for the upcoming season, and figured I had a leak, since it was feeding back in way too much water. I cannot afford the fix right now, and was wondering if I can wrap it somehow this season and plan to get the repair next year. Is there a way to wrap it, and if so, what do I use? Don't really want to warp the floor above... thank you

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  • Alan Welch
    Alan Welch Member Posts: 270
    They make pipe repair clamps, you need to know what size the pipe is, and understand that it is a temporary repair.
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,500
    To which I might add... plan on replacing the whole length of pipe involved. If it's corroded through in one place, it's going to corrode through in others, sooner or later.
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  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
    They are called saddle clamps. Be sure to order/buy one that has a rubber seat rated for steam.
  • subaru400
    subaru400 Member Posts: 33
    Thanks folks - very much appreciated, and I'm glad I have a possible option until next year. I think I may have found something that will work locally thanks to your info and proper terminology.
  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,495
    Be careful, that pipe could be corroded enough that it will collapse when you tighten the clamps so go easy when tightening them.

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  • JohnNY
    JohnNY Member Posts: 3,287
    subaru400 said:

    Thanks folks - very much appreciated, and I'm glad I have a possible option until next year. I think I may have found something that will work locally thanks to your info and proper terminology.

    Before you get overly enamored with the repair clamp idea, note what @BobC said above. The way to fix this for any appreciable amount of time is to replace the pipe.
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  • subaru400
    subaru400 Member Posts: 33
    JohnNY said:

    subaru400 said:

    Thanks folks - very much appreciated, and I'm glad I have a possible option until next year. I think I may have found something that will work locally thanks to your info and proper terminology.

    Before you get overly enamored with the repair clamp idea, note what @BobC said above. The way to fix this for any appreciable amount of time is to replace the pipe.
    Thank you; I'm actually scheduled to have it repaired next Friday.

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