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Fairly urgent advice needed - screw through pipe

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SpinningTops · 24/02/2025 07:33

Hello, I need a bit of advice on how to fix a pipe which we've managed to put a screw through, preferably without a plumber.

We've repaired pipes before (where we've done this before) but this is in an awkward position.

Any advice on what we could do.

Picture attached if pictures are allowed. Won't make sense if they're not.

Fairly urgent advice needed - screw through pipe
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SpinningTops · 24/02/2025 07:34

We suspect it has gone all the way through so don't think one of the patches will work.

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HellsBalls · 24/02/2025 07:41

Looks like you need to replace that length of pipe. It’s a bit tight at the T-junction to do anything else.
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SunnyViper · 24/02/2025 07:42

That’s a short section of pipe so I’d replace it.

NonmagicMike · 24/02/2025 07:57

You’re right, that’s going to be fiddly to replace. Do you have any movement in the pipes or are they solid? If solid, I’d take out the two floorboard adjacent and cut out the whole section to the left and right of the tee and then down towards the 90 degree bend. You’ll likely need slip couplers x 2 to get the tee back in once you have soldered it all up as you won’t be able to get normal couplers to sit right. Alternative is push fit but I’d probably give the same advice.

Been there and got the T-shirt. Had just replaced a load of plumbing to move a couple of radiators. Had a few beers and some take away to celebrate my days work and then went back upstairs to put the floorboards down before bed. Yup, you guessed it. Screw straight through my new piping and a water fountain. Much swearing ensued.

myplace · 24/02/2025 08:00

I pierced a pipe with a screw when I hung a mirror. I didn’t realise until we went to redecorate. I put the screw back PDQ and have left it alone.

There’s no sign of damp several years on, and fixing it would have required cutting a hole in the plasterboard.

BooomShakeTheRoom · 24/02/2025 08:13

myplace · 24/02/2025 08:00

I pierced a pipe with a screw when I hung a mirror. I didn’t realise until we went to redecorate. I put the screw back PDQ and have left it alone.

There’s no sign of damp several years on, and fixing it would have required cutting a hole in the plasterboard.

Sorry but what a botch job. So if someone else rents or buys your house, they have to learn the hard way not to remove the mirror?! Will you tell them in advance or do they have to go through the anxiety and stress of dealing with a leak?

If you damage your property, get it fixed properly!

AnSolas · 24/02/2025 08:25

That looks hard but it is not going to be as it already has 2 joints into a T and a C connectors.

Once you remove the holed pipe from the T joint the whole other continous pipe should be able to up towards the other run. And the C joint should have wiggle room too. Which will give you the room needed to swap out the holed pipe

You can check if and how well the top of the T pipe is pined by lifting the whole T joint upwards out of the floorboard.

Drain the whole system
If you have play/movement get a pipe and solder flux and heat mat and the flame type heatgun
Heat at the T and C joint take the whole section out and replace with new

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