Plumbing headache kicked down the road....

[getagrip_already]

Had a pinhole leak spring in a water pipe in the basement. Its one of the main lines coming from the water pump so its a large diameter pipe, and given where it is i'd probably have to drag in a plumber at hundreds of boleros. If i could get one.

At least i had water detectors so i picked up the leak before it got worse or made a mess.

Anyway, i figured what the redneck. It was a weekend and i wasnt getting a plumber anyway. It was a needle hole spray. So i drained the line and covered it in jb weld, let that set, then covered it in flex tape. Phil you inscrutible bastard!

Its working so far! Totsl investment about $30 and im sure infinate shame from whatever plumber eventually comes out to replace that line.

Now to save democracy.

[TommieMommy]

1. We have used JB Weld on many things and that stuff is incredible. 👍

[intrepidity]

2. JB Weld and Flex tape FTW! nt

[MiHale]

3. So many things fixed with JB...

The marine version is a lifesaver. Have a 50 gallon water reservoir in the garage that sprung a leak on the bottom, little one but it needed to be fixed…that was two years ago…still holding.
I’ve repaired my weed whacker, walking stick, mailbox, shovel handles.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. I had a pinhole leak underground

JB Weld lasted about a year. I had good access to it, but it was winter and didn't put a piece of rubber with radiator clamps over it which would have been my preference. But left alone the JB slowly shrank in the curing process.

Don't know how long the pipe will last, but you could cut it and install a Fernco coupling over it. It's a flex rubber pipe with radiator clamps.

[getagrip_already]

5. Unfortunately the leak was right next to an elbow...

So my options were limited. Otherwise i would have cut a section and done a coupling.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Oh, and elbow ... if it's metal, threads are deteriorating? .... /nt

[getagrip_already]

8. No, the leak was on the pipe. The elbow was was soldered

Not threaded. I just didnt have enough distance for a collar, nor enough room to get my clumsy body in close.

[gab13by13]

7. Plumbers are over-rated

My hot water heater wasn't shutting off at the proper temperature, it was heating the water too hot. OK, I have a buddy who does plumbing part time so I gave him a call. He puts in a new thermostat. Well, that didn't fix the problem. The water gets so hot it trips the relief valve.

I am at the end of the water line so my water only gets flushed out when the water company workers open a valve below my house. We have so many leaks in our main water lines that they keep the pressure pretty high. I figure that my pressure is too high and my tank probably needs a good flushing.

I really flush out my hot water tank. I buy a water pressure gage for 20 bucks and see that my incoming pressure is 85#, wow. I go out and buy a water regulator, 125 bucks. I buy the kind that you don't have to solder so they are a bit more expensive. I have tubing cutters so I cut out my line after the meter and install the regulator. I check my pressure and it is only 40#. I say to myself, let's see how it goes at 40#.

Everything works and my water heater shuts off when it is supposed to, except one day I was getting little water from my kitchen sink, the strainer was plugged up. The lower water pressure won't force dirt through the strainer. I just cleaned it out.

I may up the pressure a wee bit.

[Hotler]

9. Also good stuff. QuickSteel metal repair epoxy puty and QuickSteel AquaSteel epoxy puty and

Self fusing silicone tape. I carry both in my fanny pack when off-road motorcycle riding.
https://www.amazon.com/Rescue-Tape-Self-Fusing-Electrical-Insulation/dp/B00AEBKYPG?th=1
https://www.quiksteel.com/
Be well