FIX LEAKING COPPER PIPE - PINHOLES - Plumbing Tips

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[coreylittler]

A few beers down, trying to install a bracket and managed to hit the mains. Watched this and tried the hose clamp. Worked like a charm! You’re an absolute legend.

[icknhlj]

The British are so honest. Excellent workmanship and right to the point.

[ApprenticeGM]

That was just excellent - thank you. 3 very simple methods, each explained with a minimum of fuss and good camera work backing up the commentary. Perfect for a DIY'er like me. Thanks for sharing!

[welshwarrior]

Love your tutorials mate. Some are even shown in my college. I am at level two at the moment. Also completing an NVQ. Can't wait to qualify in June and move on to level 3. Not bad for an old Soldier!

[franktuttle]

Wow, this video saved my day! I used the pipe clamp and rubber washer method to keep a leak fixed until the weekend. Thanks!

[colinsmith]

Back in the day we just soldered directly over the pinholes. Did this on a pipe in my mother's house in 1977 and it is still good today never leaked. Thanks for the video.

[livermorerotary]

One time I was installing sheet rock on a wall hat had a copper pipe in it. The pipe went into a corner of the room, so I could not cut the pipe or sperate the ends if I could have cut the pipe. Unfortunately a sheet rock screw found the pipe and made a hole in it. I removed the sheet rock and a professional recommended cleaning the area around the pin hole, adding flux around the pipe. and then WRAP THE PIPE SEVERAL LOOPS WITH 12 GUAGE COPPER WIRE, flux the wire, and solder the wire and pipe together. It has held for 15 years so far.

[georginaromoquezada]

Your idea of the rubber and jubilee clip was great. I can't get a plumber yet so I solved the immediate problem this way. It was a leak in the pipe under the washbasin. I got really tired and stressed cause I don't bend myself to that extreme so often and my hands ache, but I'm really happy not to waste water anymore. You've been like an angel for me today. You're very nice and made me laugh the way you explained everything. THANKS, THANKS A LOT FROM CHILE.

[kayleighvixen]

Subscribed because everytime I have had issues with my heating it's been one of your videos that helped me fix it, the videos are easy to understand even for someone like me who had no clue about plumbing last time my radiators were full of air and unbalanced, i fixed it :)

[elainecameron]

You have NO IDEA how you helped me as I was all alone in a seeming disaster! Fixed it and kept grinning all day...still am...THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

[CommercialGasEngineerVideos]

Being one who records whilst they work and edits in the twilight hours. I know the difficulties and how much effort goes into making these videos. Material like this is undervalued. Education has changed so much with YouTube. Society are gaining the equivalent of a YouTube plumbing degree. It's good when it's used for something positive like making individuals better engineers. Onsite experience is vital as well as real qualifications. Yet this media stream and experience passed on is helping nations strive to better engineering standards. It would have been a game changer if I had some of these videos when I initially qualified as a plumber 13 years ago. There was hardly anything like this to watch. It's great that the information is there for those that are thirsty to grow in their knowledge of the trade.

[coasttocoastmedicalandfire]

Thank you for the lesson on how to fix pinholes in the copper pipe. I wish I watched this two years ago. I am not a plumber but now I have the knowledge I need to do this.

Thanks Again,

Dave

[larrycot]

Thanks! I used Option One. Worked like a champ.

Hopefully it will work until I can afford to have a plumber replace the entire pipe. It's a 60-year-old house, and this is an original pipe. It's a drain pipe, so I'm optimistic.

[dinocitozi]

Amazing tips James, I am not a plumber but seen and done a lot of work on my house plumbing. Really learned a lot. First trick never knew that :) looks like I knew the proper ones :) - Today you got yourself a new fan :)

[electronbox]

I was working late on my re-plumb the other night and I woke up the next morning to a damp floorboard. When I lifted it I realised I had put a bloody screw through the heating pipe. Fountain of water, no-one to help, no valve would turn, panic setting in. I put the screw back in the pipe and ran downstairs looking for a jubilee clip and a bit of rubber hose which I cut to flatten it out. I wrapped it around the pipe tightened the clip and no more leak! I really don't know what I would have done if I hadn't watched this video a few weeks earlier. Cheers James!

[Sukikev]

Thanks for the video. I had a pinhole leak yesterday on a 15mm mains pressure copper pipe. I hadn't seen your video then, but luckily the local Wickes was still open and I managed to get clamp (£18) which I eventually managed to use to stop the leak. The hole was close to a right-angle bend and I had to use sandpaper to remove excess solder from the pipe before the clamp would make a good seal. It's still holding, but I'm back off to the DIY shop to get some pipe to make a permanent repair. I'll take a look at your how to solder video first. 😊

[bobmcdougall]

Hi James, love the videos. I just bought a 15mm brass slide repair coupling thingy for a few quid. Very useful as you don't need to spring the pipes if they have no play in them. Just cut out a 25mm section, slide the coupler on one pipe, slide out to required length onto other pipe, tighten compression nuts and your done. Quick, easy and permanenet.

[UncleMullet]

Finally a plumber that I can relate to! I can never find all my tools, and for some reason I will touch a hot solder
Seriously, thank you mate from a grateful Texan!

[lorihable]

You, sir, are brilliant. We had a pinhole leak and couldn’t get a plumber out until tomorrow - the rubber /clamp solution worked perfectly. Thank you!!!