SELF FUSING PIPE REPAIR TAPE

SELF FUSING TAPE WITH HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE STABILITY, SEALING UNDER PRESSURE UP TO 11 BAR. EXCELLENT ELECTRICAL INSULATION AND WATER RESISTANCE.

[BLTZEN]

The most dramatic piece of music ever to accompany a pipe repair.

[kevinpoulton]

love to see him do that on a pipe that is under a sink unit and mm from the wall

[MinhPhamGators]

The suspense is killing me: Is he going to cover that hole or not?

[MrTeo]

I guess it's easy when you have that much room to work with.

[jojowhite]

I had a small piece of copper with a pin hole leak and I use this fusing tape and it didn't stop the leak entirely. I eventually replaced the area with pvc pipe and all is well. This most likely could work on a piece of copper pipe that was at least 8 inches long. My pipe was just not long enough to spread the tape out far enough. I had to use a razor to cut the tape and it did fuse nicely.

[thesetruths]

It worked, clear generic silicone tape, on a leaking oil cooler line that has up to 65psi of hot oil in it. It was leaking 1 quart every 200 to 300 miles and now it's leaking none. 350 miles later of mountain, Interstate, and town driving. Used 2 hours of time (half was cleaning hose) and a $7 10' roll of silicone tape that I wanted to test. Took about 30" of clear tape to do one end of the hose while on the car. I prefer the clear as it allows me to see through it. I developed a technique to do it in tight space. Gave it 3 overlapping layers in a different pattern. Straight wrap, diagonal, then straight again. Any pattern works but important to have different seal points of different wrapping and do it as tight as you can, with space provided. Also important to squeeze and rub firmly on it to get each layer to fuse for 5 minutes or so before the next layer and the final layer. If it's higher than 65psi I would also place single double wrapped pieces directly over the leak, for extra strength material before the first layer of the 3 wraps. Or wrap it 4 times.

[rh]

good idea in ideal situations for simple pin holes under 100 PSI. Ive been in maintenance for 12 years and i still have not seen anything that works faster, that is cheaper, better and as long lasting as any old chunk of rubber and any spare gear clamp you have in the tool box. If your pipe has pin holes its time to replace it anyways and you can retrieve your gear clamps when you re-pipe.

[jtplumbing]

As a plumber I'm disappointed with products like these, you would think with over 100 years of innovation in the trade they would have something that was really permanent

[miniman]

Thanks, you saved my and my family a lot of time and bugs.
Used electrical tape but until the professional comes it should be fine.

Little advice: when I’m in this kind of panic situation and look for a video, the first thing I don’t want to hear is metal😂.
Aside that great video!👍🏻

[ACAIDC]

This stuff is pretty good in the right environment. But as others have mentioned if you're working on your back under a sink or a bath than it would be near impossible to wrap the tape around a pipe like that.

[dianawatson]

Great deals of important information and the video is great.
I am bookmarking it for future reference and consultation. Many thanks for sharing! 🙂

[RobThePlumber]

The product is awesome, although I do not use it for a permanent solution. It helps for those late night calls to hold off the leak until the next day. Also works great on black iron piping in hydronic heating systems. Sometimes it is too cold out to drain the system and shut down the boiler. i have left the tape in this situation for 2 weeks with no issues at all.

[Anonymous-itjw]

The length of that one piece of tape kept growing and growing the more he wrapped it around the copper tubing.

[Cdlzzl]

yeah since when have you head 12" clearance around a leaking pipe to apply the tape?

[moomoopuppy]

I love the white guide line on the tape...smart.

[captainawesomexxx]

I'd use this as a very temp fix, while I can go and get the necessary materials for a permanent fix.

[hbofbyu]

Nice cut-a-way at the moment of truth.  2:05   The music is like being slapped in the face over, and over, and over.

[autocrow]

Pipes usually leak at the joints, like at an elbow. The tape did not work for me. Not even two rolls of it and it's expensive tape. Furthermore, if it's a hot water pipe, the tape will split from the heat.

[allanwells]

What is wrong with an oxy torch and silver solder? For a quick temporary fix a piece of scrap bicycle inner tube and a hose clamp works until you can get a plumber.

[deodea]

I have bought it. Tape is amazing but because of clearances issues, many many times it cannot be used. That's like in the infomercials, what they show it's the best of the situations. Reality is different, pipes seldom hang by themself with lots of room around it.