A hairline leak on copper pipe. Any advise?

Moshe · January 2011

Hello gentlemen ,

I am a do yourself home owner with some basic know how in copper tubing.

Now my Question . I am running an old steam system. There is a hairline leak in one of the copper 1" pipes going to a radiator. Is patching it with a Metal epoxy putty repair made for engines and pipes an option at least until after the winter?

Charlie from wmass · January 2011

maybe

it could be the pipe is beyond that though. Does the crack run the length of the pipe? It should be run in iron pipe any ways.

Moshe · January 2011

I know it should be black pipe

yes i know now:) but when i hired my plumber to put it in about 5 years ago i was ignorant.

Any way it is a crack around the fitting

Charlie from wmass · January 2011

then try it

and at least buy some time to fix it properly.

Carl1979 · January 2011

I' ve had good luck with

and epoxy and tape Pipe Repair Kit sold at home depot (inexpensive ) in the plumbing department . You soak a piece of fabric tape in a bucket of water and wrap it around the pipe it worked great for me . I'll change the pipe in nice weather

A hairline leak on copper pipe. Any advise?

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