Fiberglass wrap for repairing a pinhole leak in rusted galvanized pipe

Learn how to quickly repair a pinhole leak in a rusted galvanized pipe using fiberglass wrap and epoxy putty. Works great for underground water main leaks as well as leaks in your house.

[@theunknownone5663]

A neighbor lady called me over to her with her toilet leaking from the supply line. And i just got off work. I don't know anything about plumbing. And this was on a Friday night. The plumber she called was not gonna be in till Tuesday. It was gonna cost her 100$ just for him to show up and take a look. Not fix it just take a look. She got lucky i had some teflon tape on me. Grab my wrench and locking pliers and went to work. Got it fixed and told her to save up to get it fix properly and don't know how long it gonna hold for. It held till she moved out 5 years later. She called that plumber. He didn't sound happy from what I heard. So many people just can't afford to get anything fixed.

[@edsdiyhandymanshow3944]

Nice job helping her out!

[@johna.968]

I can seriously vouch for this. There is another version of this, its grey cloth, you just wet it and wrap it to anything, including pipes that heat up up to 400degrees ferenheat. I shit you not, i applied it to my semi truck radiator pipe in an emergency situation, and drove the truck like that for 7months and no leaks, till i decided to just replace the pioe just because it didnt look nice.

[@jasongiddings8629]

Yeah, this will last about two weeks. Plus, you will have ten other holes in a month due to the real problem - galvanic corrosion.

[@sleepeeeparents]

Ummmm just replace the pipe

[@edsdiyhandymanshow3944]

The purpose of the patch is to buy time. In my case the leaky pipe is in a rental house and the bid was $5000 to replace the pipe from the house to the water meter. All I needed to do is wait about a month and I could replace the pipe for about $300 with my labor.

[@ИванКультура]

Временное решение. Где есть свищ, дальше это сильнее будет разрушаться.

[@tarajoe07]

No. Just no.

[@edsdiyhandymanshow3944]

Not everyone has $3000 to $5000 to pay a plumber to replace an entire rusted pipe.

[@tarajoe07]

@@edsdiyhandymanshow3944 well that'll end up doing far more damage with far more cost

[@tarajoe07]

@@edsdiyhandymanshow3944 also, a simple leak isn't thousands of dollars. Lmao

[@edsdiyhandymanshow3944]

⁠I line Marin county California and digging a 30 foot trench and installing a new water line from the house to the water meter under the sidewalk Does cost $5k…ouch!

[@tarajoe07]

@@edsdiyhandymanshow3944have fun with inevitable worse water leak