How To Fix A Burst Pipe
When the weather is in severe conditions and it’s temperatures below Celsius, the water form into ice and stretches the pipes. Unlike plastic pipes, metal ones are more vulnerable to frost damage. Stainless steel pipes and copper ones also are not as exposed as lead pipes. When the water is unable to move along the pipes because it’s frozen, the pressure made is capable of making a joint open up or bursting the pipe. Ice at various sections of the pipes can also stop water flowing along the pipe. Depending on what type of metal your pipe is, finding out will establish the time and skill you will need for you to fix it. Before you start make sure cut off the water supply and that you drain the pipes from any excess water.
With lead piping you should use lead-to-copper compression fittings so that they can join the plastic or copper pipe to the lead pipe, then cut a little portion of the pipe with a hacksaw. Now using the same principle you would use for any compression fitting, connect the Leadloc fitting to the lead pipe followed by attaching the plastic or copper pipe to the opposite side of the fitting. You can now turn the water supply on and run the water through the pipes, make sure there isn’t any water dripping from the pipes.
If your dealing with copper piping and you have found that it’s damaged slightly, then remove the part that’s split and move the slip end from the coupling onto a pipe end. Push that nearer to the opposite end and detach the compression nuts, moving them and the olives at both ends along the pipe. Use pipe-jointing compound first, then reattach the olives and nuts tight with a spanner. Turn the water supply back on and allow the water to flow through the pipes, checking that there’s not any leaks.