Flowing pipe: the main methods of elimination

None of us is immune from the situation when the question of what to do if a pipe in a bathroom or in a toilet flows is particularly acute and requires an urgent decision. Such a situation may be a consequence of the process of deformation of pipes or their corrosion.

But, if corrosion is terrible only to metal products, then deformation can threaten both polypropylene and metal-plastic pipes.

What to do when water flows out of the pipe and how to seal up the flow independently, without waiting for the plumber to come? That is what our article is about.

Elimination of leaks at the joints

The first step is to determine exactly the place where it flows from. If water is collected under the sink or under the sink in the bathroom, then first of all it is necessary to check the quality of the connection of the drain hole and the pipe.

Council Often, to solve the problem of leakage allows the process of tightening all the threaded connections of the pipeline or the replacement of rubber gaskets at the junction.

Cast Iron Pipe Joints

In order to understand how to cover up when the joints of cast-iron sewer pipes flow, it is necessary first of all to determine how the connection was sealed.

If the joints of the sewage cast-iron pipeline were caulked with lead, then the following should be done:

1. The junction is trimmed to bare metal;
2. The slot is caulked with lead. Lead cones are caulked with a chisel. Soft metal is easily compacted into the gap.

If the joint was sealed using cement, then the following instruction should be implemented in practice:

• The remains of old cement are removed from the surface with a narrow chisel and a hammer;
• After removal of the material, the very gap is cleaned;
• New tarred strands are driven into the gap and covered with a fresh layer of cement mortar.

Council Before blocking, it is recommended to treat the strands with an asbestos-cement mixture with water added in asbestos / cement proportions 3/7. Putty should get the consistency of soft clay.

Cement joint sealing

If it turns out that you have a sewage pipe in the toilet right along the junction and you can only cover cement from everything you can repair, you shouldn’t be upset because the cement is perfect for this purpose.

In this situation, proceed as follows:

• The joint is carefully cleaned, the old sealing material is removed;

Council Do not use heavy tools to prevent damage to the pipeline.

• For further work we prepare the following materials: bandage, cement;
• Knead the slurry of water and cement;
• Bandage dunk in the created solution and we wind the leaking joint;
• After hardening the bandage with cement, we clean the joint using sandpaper.

Leak in the pipe body

If the pipe itself does not flow, but the problem must be solved quite differently.

Banding method

When the owners know where to call if the pipes are flowing, but at the moment they are not able to use the services of a plumber, then you can install a temporary bandage on the pipe with your own hands.

The bandaging procedure consists of the following steps:

1. Search and identification of leaks;
2. Installation of rubber gasket on the emergency area;
3. The gasket is pressed tightly to the pipe and fixed with clamps.

Council A huge number of clamps can be found in the hardware store, but if you don’t have one at hand, you should just roll up the gasket with the materials at hand.

As a rubber gasket can act:

• A piece of bootleg rubber boot;
• Piece of hose;
• Dense rubber glove;
• Part of the bike chamber, etc.

The width of such a gasket directly depends on the diameter of the pipe and should be 1.5 diameters in length.

Sticking leak

It is possible to eliminate the leakage of heating pipes, sewage and water supply using an adhesive bandage.

In this case, you must act as follows:

• Block the flow of water;
• Using a hair dryer, the emergency area is dried;
• It is selected dense flexible material, suitable in size for sealing holes. As this material can be a piece of rubber, plastic, fiberglass, etc .;
• The selected material is glued to the site of leakage using epoxy glue.

Council If you choose fiberglass, then you should prepare a piece of such length that you can wind the pipe at least 5 times. The width of this type of bandage should be selected based on the diameter of the pipeline at least 1.5 diameters.

Glue is applied to the bandage material using a spatula or a brush. After the material is wound and before it is completely dry, you should press the bandage with clamps or ties. For the glue to dry completely, it will take at least 24 hours at room temperature.

Plastic pipe sealing

In order to eliminate the leakage on the plastic pipe section, it is best to use the method of adhesive sealing. To implement it, you will need a piece that matches the diameter of the plastic pipe. It must be cut to length.

Then about 1/3 of the length is cut from this blank and after that we put it on the emergency section, having previously treated the inner surface with emery paper and abundantly missed the adhesive. Before the glue dries completely, it is better to press the billet to the surface with clamps.

Screw the bolt into the leak

If the cause of a leak is a fistula, the bolt can be the easiest solution.

The selling price of this method is minimal.

1. A hole is drilled in the pipe at the point of breakage;
2. A bolt is screwed into the drilled hole, seating it on the oil paint for sealing.

Note! This method is applicable only for large diameter pipes in a new, not worn condition.

Finally

Of course, only high-quality repair and replacement of pipeline elements will completely eliminate the leak, but if there is no such possibility or measures need to be taken urgently, then the presented methods may be the most suitable way out of the situation.

Well, in order to prevent leaks, you should regularly pay attention to the state of the communication systems and take action immediately in case of detecting signs of a fault. And what measures it can be - the video in this article will tell you.