How do you fix a copper pinhole leak in less than 10 minutes?
Well, today I’m going to show you how to do it in this video, and stay tuned until
the end because I’m going to have a surprise for you.
All right?
So let’s get to it.
I’m going to show you how to fix this copper pipe if it’s leaking in your ceiling or
under your sink.
Before you know it, it’s going to be fixed, and it’ll give you some time to call the
plumber.
Well, you might be wondering why I’m doing this tutorial outside even though it has to
do with copper pipes.
Well, it’s a beautiful day here in Pittsburgh, and I figured I’d do the tutorial outside.
So there you have it.
Let’s jump into it.
This is what a copper pinhole leak looks like in a copper pipe.
As you can see, it’s got a green spot in the middle, a ring around it, and it will
be leaking water.
Now how did I fix mine?
So there was one right here.
I used the Fix-it Stick by Oatey.
And this is great because it provides a temporary fix to the hole in the pipe.
Now you got to wear gloves when you mix this together because it is in two parts.
You’ll see there is a putty in it, and the putty has a light gray exterior to it and
a dark gray interior portion to it.
So you want to mix them together until it’s a light gray consistency.
And the reason why you want to do that is because a chemical reaction will happen when
with this Fix-it Stick, and it will become nice and rock solid on the pipe.
So here’s what it looks like whenever it’s properly mixed together.
And the cool thing about this Fix-it Stick is you just put it right over the copper pinhole
leak, and it’ll buy you some time to either permanently fix it or call in a plumber.
So the Fix-it Stick, you want to mold and shape it around the copper pinhole leak so
that it’s water-tight and creates a nice seal.
But again, the cool part is, it buys you that time, right?
So even if you temporarily fix this, so that overnight you can be rest assured that that
pinhole leak isn’t leaking, you can then call the plumber the next day or you can fix
the pipe yourself.
And you can store the Fix-it Stick later on.
It becomes rock solid and water-tight in just a few minutes.
Then you can turn the water back on to your house.
So here is where that pipe used to be.
It was up in my ceiling, as you can see.
The pinhole leak is so small that it was barely noticeable.
I actually thought the subfloor above was leaking water from the bathroom, but it wasn’t;
it’s this tiny little pinhole leak.
And what I needed to do was turn the water off at the water main—so that’s what you’ll
want to do.
Make sure that the pipe is dry; wipe it off with a rag.
Mix up a 1” x 1” ball of the Fix-it Stick, and mold and shape it around the copper pinhole
leak.
And this, again, will allow you to turn the water back on in just a few moments and be
able to use your house.
You don’t have to shut down your entire house just for this copper pinhole leak.
And then if you want to, the next day, if it’s like midnight and you find this, you
can either cut out this section of pipe or call the plumber to do that for you.
But I just cut this pipe out because there were several leaks that looked like they were
going to form.
So there you have it.
This was a nice, temporary fix that allowed me to continue to use my house.
Of course, I replaced the pipe and replaced the ceiling.
That’s a whole other story.
Well, there you have it.
That’s how you fix a copper pinhole leak in a pipe, right?
It’s super simple.
And with the Fix-it Stick by Oatey, you’ll be able to do this, buy yourself some time
either to be able to fix the copper pipe yourself or call in a plumber.
So here’s the surprise.
I’m going to give away three of these sticks back over on Home Repair Tutor.
So check out HomeRepairTutor.com.
Click on one of these buttons over here.
It’ll take you over to the site.
That way you’ll be able to check out the latest tutorial and enter the random giveaway
to win one of these Fix-it Sticks, all right?
So I hope you enjoyed today’s video.
Take care, and I’ll talk to you soon.
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She’s my daughter.
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