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How do I mend a crack in an old lead water pipe?

Hi - our mains water comes into the house through a lead pipe that is behind our kitchen cabinets. It has a hairline fracture in it and is slowly leaking water. Can you please tell me the best way to repair it? Thanks
Kirsten King, August 2008
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isolate the water and cut out the cracked pipe and install copper.put a lead-lock on either side and put the copper between and tighten.they are similar to compression joints .your local plumbers merchants will stock them and this is a perm fix

paul, August 2008
Use milliputty www.milliput.co.uk. Check out the website it even tells you how to do it. I used it on a split lead pipe in a 100 year old house. Worked fine.

joe, August 2008

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