Temporarily sealing live leaks on larger pipe?

[Jstreet]

Hello gents. I'm stuck on this one so could use a few tips. I'm a maintenance engineer and the building I work in is very old which means that the majority of local isolation points are either seized or nonfunctional. Generally, a leak means isolating the whole site via the plant room or cutting in live and slamming on a lever valve which is something I would rather avoid if necessary. I have some of those Kibosh pipe clamps for 15mm and 22mm which work a treat so I am wondering what methods there are for sealing live leaks on larger pipes (28-35mm). I was thinking along the lines of a quick setting metal/epoxy? Is there such a product out there? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers!

 

[Scott_D]

Rubber and a jubilee clip

 

[Last Plumber]

Hello gents. I'm stuck on this one so could use a few tips. I'm a maintenance engineer and the building I work in is very old which means that the majority of local isolation points are either seized or nonfunctional. Generally, a leak means isolating the whole site via the plant room or cutting in live and slamming on a lever valve which is something I would rather avoid if necessary. I have some of those Kibosh pipe clamps for 15mm and 22mm which work a treat so I am wondering what methods there are for sealing live leaks on larger pipes (28-35mm). I was thinking along the lines of a quick setting metal/epoxy? Is there such a product out there? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers!

When you say "leak", what are we talking about?

 

[Jstreet]

Pin holes or weeping soldered joints

 

[Jerry]

Try googling leak repair clamp:
Copper Pipe leak repair clamp
If you need to cut live try:
http://www.nerradtools.com/other-tools/jet-swet/

 

[Jstreet]

Thanks for those links, love me some Nerrad tools.. Those clamps look extremely handy to have about, thanks for that.

 

[Jerry]

No worries. In honesty, i have the Jet Swet on the van but have never had to use it...yet

 

[ShaunCorbs]

You can get the emergency tape never used it myself but repaired a few joints after they used it sealed and stayed dry

 

[Chalked]

Will the building invest in a pipe freezer?

 

[Riley]

Will the building invest in a pipe freezer?

Won’t freeze if it’s a leak though