[wilsonkori]

A friend of mine called me last night to see if my handyman knowledge could fix his leaky pipe.

Here's the problem. Under his floor are the 28mm copper pipes for the heating boiler. At one place there are 90 degree soldered elbows. The pipes run almost touching each other. At this bend the inside pipe elbow is leaking so bad that the water drains out of the system. So how do you fic that joint when all the pipes are so close and there is little flexibility in the pipework to replace anything?
Any ideas? Perhaps some sort of sealing putty?

[admin]

You could try some plumbers sealant and see if it works. I guess it is worth a try. It doesn't sound as if there is much room at all to do too much. For a permanent fix you may be forced to remove larger sections of the pipes (cut in a place where you do have room to work) and then replace them.
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[PatN]

You have to open the whole configuration on 2 ends where you can get access. Fix the leak after the section is removed and replace the whole section back with couplers.

[PatN]

Also, when you pull the whole configuration out onto the open floor, its much easier to work and do the job right.

[PatN]

Don't forget to clean the new joints with wire brush, steel wool or emery cloth. Use flux before soldering