Hot and Cold Pipe Repair - Good or Bad?

[AndyB7]

So had a water leak in the pipes above the ceiling in the hallway and below the floor in the landing.
Called home insurance who sent home emergency team which is run by Homeserve.
They put a hole in the ceiling and found the leak, but the pipes were so high up close to the floor above we had to take up the wood flooring on the landing so they could cut a hole in the landing floor.
Leak was caused because the hot and cold pipes were rubbing on top of the central heating pipes as they were right under the floor boards.
Now the Homeserve plumber has decided to create a U type shape on the pipes to go below the central heating pipes and it looks like this -

The compression corner or the right hand side hot dripped a bit so they came back out, fixed it and then the left hand side hot pipe compression corner started to drip. He tightened it a bit and then went as it had stopped.
Now then next day i noticed a small pin head drip coming from the left hand side hot pipe (red tape) compression corner joint. Wiped it away then today seen another small pin head drip coming from it.
I assume this is bad and still needs fixing (plumber coming back out this aft).
Does this job look ok? are the plastic corners ok?
The pipes run in the ceiling where the solid wall stops as the landing is above so want this not to leak again as the ceiling hole will need repiaring and reskimming and the floor above will have to have the wood florring refitted.

Just a bit concerned.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

If it's leaking call them back out and say your not happy with it and want it replacing as they've been out twice already

 

[AndyB7]

Yep awaiting there return this aft some time.

Does the U bend of the pipes with those connectors look like the right things for the job? i.e. would you professionals of done this sort of thing?

Thanks again

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Me personally no I wouldn't have done it like they have

 

[AndyB7]

How would you of done it?

 

[Dilalio]

I would have soldered it with 135°s and charged you accordingly... But I am not Home-swerve

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I would of used a bender or used soldered 45 fittings if it was too tight

 

[AndyB7]

i asked them to solder it and he said you can't solder onto pipes with water in\standing in them?

 

[Dilalio]

i asked them to solder it and he said you can't solder onto pipes with water in\standing in them?

Then you suck the water out with a wet vac!
It's the difference you get between a local independent and a national company on a Contract my friend.

 

[AndyB7]

Feel like footing the bill to get it done proper by a proper pro plumber not a jack of all trades master of none.

How much you reckon it would cost to rectify this so its proper soldered with less joints?

 

[Dilalio]

£5,000,000,000

All depends on draining down and refilling... Pipework repair is about 20 mins

 

[AndyB7]

Bargin

It took about 5 mins for the pipes to empty out, turn the mains tap off, open the taps and the pipes were empty as the plumber was then able to cut the bit of copper pipe section out to make that contraption.
Then refilled in a few mins.
Its just the hot and cold pipes that feed the taps etc.

 

[AMGasServices]

The under writers pay homeserve £140 per job.

I’m pretty sure you that job took the plumber about 10 mins to do.

The plumbers get loaded with 10+ jobs per day and they must get completed.

 

[Dilalio]

Agreed... It's not usually the operative's fault... They are on the hurry up from management

 

[Welder]

Don't you just love the PTFE on the compression fittings ...

 

[AndyB7]

Yorkshire Dave - where in yorkshire are you? anywhere near York?

 

[AndyB7]

Any plumbers near\in York that could quote for a soldered quality job?

 

[Chuck]

How much you reckon it would cost to rectify this so its proper soldered with less joints?

Depends what you consider a 'proper' repair. Ideally, I would want to replace the the entire length of damaged pipe back to existing joints with a nicely bent jumper under the CH pipe. I'd also take a critical look at the CH pipes in the areas because copper-on-copper friction often damages both parties to the action. Say three or four hours, mostly spent exposing the work and making good after.

 

[Welder]

Any plumbers near\in York that could quote for a soldered quality job?

Very. Wetherby. But no. Not on tools now. Running TapMedic.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Very. Wetherby. But no. Not on tools now. Running TapMedic.

Tapmedic you say mate? What is that? and what do you do? Never heard of it before? Anything that might interest me?

 

[Welder]

Nothing that would interest top quality plumbers like you H.

TapMedic is just a little British invention that:

• saves customers time & money whilst
• making plumbers time and money (at the expense of tap manufacturers) but
• is also incredibly green & safe too

As I said, nothing to see HERE

 

[Harvest Fields]

Nothing that would interest top quality plumbers like you H.

TapMedic is just a little British invention that:

• saves customers time & money whilst
• making plumbers time and money (at the expense of tap manufacturers) but
• is also incredibly green & safe too

As I said, nothing to see HERE

Honestly mate. You should be paying me for this

 

[Welder]

You lob 'em over & I'll nod 'em in

 

[skoronesa]

Hey YorkshireDave, have you thought of expanding into the US?

 

[Welder]

Hey YorkshireDave, have you thought of expanding into the US?

We aim to. We've applied for US patents.
Do you know of anyone who'd be interested in taking it on?