Plug a 17mm OD Copper Pipe

[Adam Gilbert]

Hello,

I found a 17mm OD pipe, which looks steely, in the walls of our house.

It's disconnected, but don't know where the other end connects to.

I want to plug it and plaster over it, any idea how to cap a 17mm pipe?

Many thanks,

Adam

 

[Scott_D]

Got a picture of the pipe?

 

[Chuck]

I found a 17mm OD pipe, which looks steely, in the walls of our house.

Would a cork from a wine bottle do the trick? This will leave you with an open bottle of wine to deal with, but you'll think of something...

 

[Brambles]

Assuming this is 1940’s copper pipe, swage a 15mm copper fitting and take it onto a 15mm end stop. You won’t swage an end stop - fitting swaged, pipe, end stop. So you will need to cut into the wall, for a flush finish.

A better solution is to find the other end - compressed air and a good set of ears is good at that

 

[Adam Gilbert]

Both a cork and swaging the pipe are great solutions, thanks all for your help.

I'm going to try swaging with an end stop, and if that won't work for some reason a cork will have to do. I will also search for the other end!