Do professional plumbers use tapes to seal leaks?

[Saber999]

Hi Everyone,
I was wondering whether a professional plumber would use a tape to seal a leak temporarily so you have time to actually carry out the repair/ purchase parts?
How often do you use a tape for sealing a leak temporarily?

What type of tape would you use for this kind of job?
Duct tape?
Self-infusing tape?
High grab adhesive tape?

What specs or key things do you need to look out for to make sure you buy a good patching tape? Or do you just buy any stocked at a merchant?

 

[WC1]

If the s.a. tapes dry and you pull tight enough while winding it on it shouldn't need a jubbly clip!

 

[Ric2013]

If the s.a. tapes dry and you pull tight enough while winding it on it shouldn't need a jubbly clip!

I pull it tight. Then it doesn't stick all that well and reverts to it's original length. Perhaps not good tape, but it'll have to do till I finish the roll, as it's something I use very rarely.

 

[Plumbernoob]

Duct tape

Hi Everyone,
I was wondering whether a professional plumber would use a tape to seal a leak temporarily so you have time to actually carry out the repair/ purchase parts?

In the case of temporary leak - why not? I often use duct tape, when the leak is little or slightly noticeable. But if the plumber is trying to seal a pipe with a serious leak, I think, it might be more wondering for you.

 

[apcdave]

no serious plumber would ever use a tape to fix a leak........

 

[Ric2013]

no serious plumber would ever use a tape to fix a leak.******.

When the water is pouring out of a frozen/burst distributing pipe, the isolator won't isolate and there are 25 gallons in the cistern waiting to drain through a mixer tap at 6 litres per minute, would you hold it against a plumber if he were to temporarily to seal the leak with tape? Surely not!

 

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[Keefy]

Stopped a stopcock from leaking at the gland with PTFE recently so voted 'sometimes'.

 

[Claymore]

I’ve used silicone tape once or twice to seal leaks on PVC joints in the past as a temporary repair if I’ve not had PVC fittings in van stock but that’s about where it ends.