Dripping/Seaping Issue :(

[neil-uk]

Hi Guys,

I have a copper pipe going through a wall which (in short) T's off a water heater.

There's about 2" through the wall, then I've joined a plastic 90deg coupler, and run plastic pipework from there.

For some reason I am getting dripping where the copper pipe enters the coupler. It's really annyoing, I've pushed the pipe in as far as I can.

The pipework is 15mm, and I'm wondering perhaps if the copper pipe may be marginally smaller? But I have used the same pipe elsewhere in plastic couplings with no drops.

What I've done tonight is put the cement stuff usually used for gluing waste pipe together....

I presume I'm tempting fate doing that? Does anyone have any tips to help?

Thanks
Neil

 

[rpm]

Any chance it`s the coupler thats faulty Neil, can you try another one?

 

[neil-uk]

Thanks for the reply. Turned out that the copper hadn't been cut off straight so not all the pipe had got past the rubber washer

 

[townfanjon]

I am guessing the copper pipe may possibly be slightly kinked , take the fitting off again and have a look, clean up the pipe with a bit of emery cloth. Failing that , look at the o-ring in the end of e tee, you may have caught it when you pushed it on .