Repairing Pinhole Leaks in Copper Pipes

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As soon as you have detected a pinhole leak in your copper pipe, and it is above the slab it is not that challenging to repair.



Isolate the leak, and turn the water off to the house, either at the valve where it comes in or at the water meter by the street.If you turn it off at the home then open the hose bib that is typically situated just above the water shut off. This will releive any pressure from the internal pipes, and the leak should cease dripping.



The subsequent factor you need to have is to get the parts to quit the leak. If it is a pinhole leak all you need to have is a little piece of soft rubber, and a pipe clamp. Try account to come across a clamp that is close to the size of the pipe. You can usually discover these at the local hardware or auto parts shop. Make positive the rubber is soft so it will close the leak when you tighten the clamp.



Do NOT over tighten the clamp or you might crush the pipe and have a bigger leak. Believe me I have carried out this. Place the rubber more than the hole and secure the clamp. When you feel you have it tight enough turn the water back on and check the leak. If it has stopped dripping then you are carried out and you are now a plumber. If not slowly tighten the clamp until the leak stops. Keep in mind do NOT over tighten business gas the clamp. In this case a small is far better than too significantly. Hopefully this will be the energy consultant last leak you will have, but probabilities are it will not be. If you live in Florida exactly where I live I can nearly guarantee you that you will have far more. But now you know how to repair above the slab pinhole leaks.



Paul Webb is the owner of Electro Service Firm and has been performing various repairs about the property and company for over thirty years. You can go to his internet site at