old lead water mains

[supper plumb]

just thought id ask if any of you guys carry stock for old lead water pipes????

busted an old lead water main the other day first one ever and had to crimp the pipe over to stop it!!!
wasn't carrying any plumbing gear so had to rush about looking for 25mm lead to 20mm MDPE fittings and pipe...
£50 and 4 hours later lesson learnt carry some fittings and pipe at all time....
knocked out about 7 houses no water wasn't good.
But i bust it soo i fixed it no way i was calling the water board out lol

 

[chris watkins]

phil plumb thats a good idea, at the endo of the day if somebody went thru a lead main doing some diy on a saturday afternoon where would you get hold of a leadlock untill monday morning? if you leave them with no water for the best part of 2 days they would find another plumber that would just do it that way and praise him to everybody and tell them that you failed to help them out! even tho ive never done it id defo give it a try!!!!

Toolstation > Plumbing > Compression
Last two items on the page !!! There open all weekend.

 

[CXR100]

5 hours round trip for me m8! not happening!!!!

 

[chris watkins]

5 hours round trip for me m8! not happening!!!!

hairy muff. 5 mins for me. LOL

 

[mutley racers]

Sorry for hijacking the thread but I cannot start a new one due to cookies or summut. Anyone else having this

 

[mutley racers]

Anyone got a solution's to above post please?

 

[supper plumb]

johnson fittings???