DinoM
Feb 10, 2017, 10:41 AM
After capping off a water supply line at the tee where it branched off to another building, I'm having a heckuva time trying to get small leaks stopped. First leak is where galvanized nipple with cap goes into what I assume is ABS, and where it attaches to poly barb feeding toward house. The old pipe is PE, and its very hard, hard to clamp. The three leaks are on the upper part of the T, basically both ends and in the middle. Tried putting on another clamp near nipple and tightened clamps in middle, but apparently only made it worse. By worse, I mean it leaks about a tablespoon per 12 hours or so. Other two leaks are minor, but they weren't there before I put the second clamp on.
This is driving me crazy! Is there anything I can do/use to stop the leaks, such as an epoxy, self-fusing silcone tape, etc. that would stop it? I want to get it fixed and don't want to have to worry about it getting worse or failing over time. I've read epoxies and tapes or more of a temp fix rather than permanent, but any ideas and suggestions are greatly appreciated!48686
This is driving me crazy! Is there anything I can do/use to stop the leaks, such as an epoxy, self-fusing silcone tape, etc. that would stop it? I want to get it fixed and don't want to have to worry about it getting worse or failing over time. I've read epoxies and tapes or more of a temp fix rather than permanent, but any ideas and suggestions are greatly appreciated!48686