Nicked copper pipe with fehn multitool repair with solder

[scoobydo123]

Hi, had an unexpected 22mm pipe under a floorboard that I was cutting with the multitool. It had been notched and was sitting very close to the surface hence even with the half moon tool it still nicked it and caused a slight leak. The nick is probably 3mm in length and less than 1mm thick and obviously as deep as the guage of the copper. I have had a trial run on a repair on 2 copper pipes and pressurised to 4bar and affected a repair (even with larger cutss) just by cleaning the area, fluxing the area and running the solder into the cut. Is this a satisfactory repair as it is in a very awkward area or should I be looking to cut the pipe out and renew with two slip couplings?

 

[ianmcd]

Not the news you wanted but you cant legally do anything, the section will have to be cut out and replaced by a RGI it is a gas carrying pipe and as such you cant legally work on it no matter how confident you are, and no RGI will" solder patch" as you suggest

 

[petertheplumber12]

Remove water from pipe, get a 22mm coupling, using a junior hacksaw cut the end of fitting down 15mm in length half way across its diameter, then cut just less then half of that 15mm piece off, flux the pipe and the inside curve of fitting and then solder the half moon piece of fitting onto the pipe. a small saddle which works very well.

 

[ianmcd]

My apologies have just read this post again , I was under the impression this was a gas pipe if it is a water carrying pipe fill your boots you can do anything you want to repair it

 

[CBF]

if it was me i'd just put a soldered dot on it

 

[ianmcd]

Think we both noticed the same thing at the same time CBF and had a cross over of postings , I have already noticed it wasnt a gas pipe and corrected it , yep as you say if it is water then no problem doing anything the OP wants to do, personnally I would still cut the section out and replace it but the OP can do anything they want