Which putty for emergency fix of water pipe?

[telectrix]

agree. ^^^^^. calling a plumber is a last resort after calling in the Muppets.

 

[pirate]

As an addendum to my previous post, I always keep a roll of DPC membrane handy too...cut to size, 2 jubilee clips...a bit of inner tube from a bicycle...

 

[Corbs]

piece of rubber and a hose clamp job done temp

 

[CACJL]

Evening all,

As you can see from the title I have not had a good day.

For the second time in my 6 year career I made a small nick in a water pipe whilst taking up the floorboards (using multitool). i thought i was prepared from the last time as I bought some clamps. However, they could not fit as there were other pipes right by the one I cut!!

So.... I shall try and be prepared again!

Can anyone recommend a putty (or whatever other methods you use) that just stops the leak temporarily until I get the plumber in? It would save me having to keep my thumb over it for 20 minutes whilst the entire heating system drains!

I have some electrical compound, is that the same as some sort of emergency putty?

An exhausting day!

Now having a beer

Us a self tapping screw to temporary stop the leak, then after switching off the boiler and draining the system, then get out my pluming kit.
Cut out each side of the hole with my doughnut pipe cutter and and join up with an end feed coupler.