Scott wrote:

> RECAP > Leaking wiped joint
>
> Ok, so the 2 part putty stuff has not worked, and access is so poor that
> replacement and winding PVC tape around is is also not an option.
>
> How about filling the cavity the joint is in with expanding foam? OR,
> applying some roof paint with fibre glass in and leaving it without water
> for 2-3 days (this is possible as I'm going away for the weekend next week)


Are you nuts? Just remake the joint! Nothing else will make for a
permanent repair.


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On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 23:16:35 +0000, Grunff <(E-Mail Removed)> strung
together this:

>Are you nuts? Just remake the joint! Nothing else will make for a
>permanent repair.

Hmm, how do you remake a lead joint effectively then?
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Lurch wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 23:16:35 +0000, Grunff <(E-Mail Removed)> strung
> together this:
>
>
>>Are you nuts? Just remake the joint! Nothing else will make for a
>>permanent repair.
>
>
> Hmm, how do you remake a lead joint effectively then?



Cut back the lead pipe, insert suitable copper pipe into lead pipe,
solder up. (from OP's earlier post, this is a lead-copper joint, so the
object is to get a nice bit of copper onto which to connect)


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Grunff wrote:

> Cut back the lead pipe, insert suitable copper pipe into lead pipe,
> solder up. (from OP's earlier post, this is a lead-copper joint, so the
> object is to get a nice bit of copper onto which to connect)

or stick a ledlok connector on it...


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On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 23:37:06 +0000, John Rumm
<(E-Mail Removed)> strung together this:

>or stick a ledlok connector on it...

That'd be my preference.
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Lurch wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 23:37:06 +0000, John Rumm
> <(E-Mail Removed)> strung together this:
>
>
>>or stick a ledlok connector on it...
>
>
> That'd be my preference.


Never used one - My experience of working with lead pipe is limited to
precisely 1 repair, which soldered up just fine.

Out of interest, how's the seal made with a ledlok?

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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:00:57 +0000, Grunff <(E-Mail Removed)> strung
together this:

>Never used one - My experience of working with lead pipe is limited to
>precisely 1 repair, which soldered up just fine.
>
>Out of interest, how's the seal made with a ledlok?

AFAICR it's loosely based on a compression fitting
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