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seasideheights
06-28-04, 09:28 AM
Hi,

I had a water pipe in a VERY tight location that came apart at the joint. I tried soldering the 1/2" pipe back into the joint, but the location made it impossible. I tried CopperBond that's sold in Lowe's. It's made specifically for copper pipes & according to their website ( http://www.noblecompany.com/copper.html ) it's UL rated for 2" sprinkler systems. I gave it a try & it's working so far (it's been 3 weeks now).

I'm curious if anyone has any experience, good or bad, with it. I'm considering using it to replace some other fittings.

Thanks for any info you can offer!

majakdragon
06-28-04, 10:31 AM
see my reply in your post in the piping forum.
Nomad
04-01-05, 01:03 AM
Hi,

I had a water pipe in a VERY tight location that came apart at the joint. I tried soldering the 1/2" pipe back into the joint, but the location made it impossible. I tried CopperBond that's sold in Lowe's. It's made specifically for copper pipes & according to their website ( http://www.noblecompany.com/copper.html ) it's UL rated for 2" sprinkler systems. I gave it a try & it's working so far (it's been 3 weeks now).

I'm curious if anyone has any experience, good or bad, with it. I'm considering using it to replace some other fittings.

Thanks for any info you can offer!



Yes I have tried a product called " For Copper Only" which I suspect is the same as you used. It bonds copper and brass. I used it on a project and on 6 joints bonded experienced one leaky one afterwards! Could have been damp with water prior to bonding. Now the problem with this product appears! What to do? You must CUT out the leak pipes and start over, which would not be an issue with sweating a joint with solder as you just heat and clean and reapply, but not with bonding. Right! Now the kicker, what if the product fails when you are on vacation? Fails in behind a newly finished wall? My conclusion, solder sweat and sleep tight at night and dont listen for leaky pipes, Right! Rob