Any plumbers on here ?

[spongebob59]

Got a weeping joint on a rad , have tried tightening and ptfe tape but no luck, is there any sealant I can put around it until I can get a plumber in to look at it ?

 

[CliveW]

Boss White.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Stick a pic up if you can.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

LSX ?
Its like silicon, but seams to seal every joint I've put it on
But I defer to the professional plumber above

 

[spongebob59]

 

[spongebob59]

 

[spongebob59]

Rad refitted after bathroom refurb, leaking from top of the lower joint/nut, fitter came back after we first spotted leak around a month ago, resealed with ptfe paste ??

Can't come out til Friday so need a fix as its leaking below shut off valve.

 

[clubchamp98]

Not a fix but if you let the pressure out of the system it will stop / slow down the leak until the plumber comes.
Shouldn’t need the heating just yet.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Rad refitted after bathroom refurb, leaking from top of the lower joint/nut, fitter came back after we first spotted leak around a month ago, resealed with ptfe paste ??

Can't come out til Friday so need a fix as its leaking below shut off valve.

I swear by this https://www.wolseley.co.uk/product/center-center-jet-blue-plus-500-g/

You could try this as a short term fix but I'd recommend changing those valves once they start leaking they dont stop. https://www.google.com/shopping/pro...2ahUKEwjPzr_r5snkAhWLVxUIHY8bDOgQ-K4BegQICBB3

 

[spongebob59]

Taken the pressure off and put towels.down, will try and sort some net blue tomorrow 👍

 

[spongebob59]

Still weeping this morning guess thats just gravity (rad is in downstairs bathroom).
Is it still ok to run the hot water off the boiler (its a combi) with no pressure ??

 

[jim8flog]

Fernox LS-X

Can be applied to a wet surface and seals exactly like a sealant

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Still weeping this morning guess thats just gravity (rad is in downstairs bathroom).
Is it still ok to run the hot water off the boiler (its a combi) with no pressure ??

Depends on the boiler, some will work off 0.5bar of pressure.

 

[spongebob59]

Had to get someone out in the end, the person who’d fitted it had used twine to help seal so when it came off it’s no wonder it wouldn’t reseal

 

[User62651]

Had to get someone out in the end, the person who’d fitted it had used twine to help seal so when it came off it’s no wonder it wouldn’t reseal

Old School eh?
Blinkin flip.

Another advocate for LS-X.

 

[jim8flog]

Had to get someone out in the end, the person who’d fitted it had used twine to help seal so when it came off it’s no wonder it wouldn’t reseal

Boss white and hemp, as per maxfli65 that really is old school.

 

[Mudball]

Using this thread since need a plumber answer and don’t want to start a new thread..

Our plumber has disconnected the gas under the kitchen hob since we r putting a new hob. The kitchen guys are now delayed so i need him to reconnect the pipe. Any idea what is this type of stop valve at the end of the copper pipe is called. There is a gas isolater further down the pipe

(The second pipe in the background is the one that needs to be connected where the end valve is.)

 

[clubchamp98]

It’s a compression stop end .

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Yes, a 15mm compression stop.
You just need a 15mm compression joint to join the 2 together.But why do you need to reconnect it and to what?

 

[Fade and Die]

Yes, a 15mm compression stop.
You just need a 15mm compression joint to join the 2 together.But why do you need to reconnect it and to what?

Just make sure to use gas grade PTFE tape.