Need some quick replys, FLEXSEAL?
 

OK you Phil Swift fans,anybody here use this stuff? I am the type, believe half of what you hear and see, Anybody have any experiences with this?

I ask cause for months I have put off a very slow drip on a elbow cast iron drain pipe, in the corner of my basement by the floor drain.I can fix this much cheaper than a plumber. Well I'm still down but when I get out I can supervise my grandson or III on how to do it while present with on of them.

Anybody think of something that will work for a month or maybe longer?

it really good just put some layers on it wait 24 hours and you are set.

So you have used this before on something?

I question the hold with a rusty cast iron pipe,right in the bottom of the elbow?

24 hrs to dry?

cut the offending section off,


use two of these types but for the right diameter of pipe:


http://a.co/92LGD1d


(you can even get ones with reducer to go from old to new if theyre different sizes)




and then cut a section of new pipe, and make a new elbow ... (you could even use plastic like pex or ABS) to fit the gap, and use those rubber clamps to hold it in place

I'd probably just glue one together with ABS and glue...



probably last years

Amazon reviews are pretty solid:

https://www.amazon.com/Flex-Seal-Liq.../dp/B01GFYA482

OK gang, after much searching and reviews, Flex Seal will not hold. You cannot get it clean enough to hold.

Plumbers Plastic Epoxy, got some from the local plumbing and hardware store is designed to supply temp hold on a nasty looking pipe until proper changes can be made.

FlexTape is your answer

If it can hold a boat that's been sawed in half it can hold what you need it too... WooHoo!!!

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Make great condoms.

I cut my yacht in half to see if it works. It does as advertised!

Fixing your home using this crap is just wrong. Get a reciprocating saw and the right blade and cut out the elbow, Build a new one with Sch.40 and FernCo adapters and forget about it

Pictures of I call BullshXX.

Not the repair, just the yacht....


https://i.pinimg.com/474x/09/3b/ef/0...-boathouse.jpg

If you're going to waste your money, you may as well send it to me instead. Either way, you're getting nothing in return

Had a leak in a outdoor pond waterfall , slapped on a piece of flex tape ,filled with water good as new....... been 1 month underwater..still good

I'm pretty sure he just wants to use it until he's able to fix it himself

Flex Seal works great. But you need a clean dry surface for it to last for a little while.
The FlexTape with clamps can be used like a hose as long as you overlap it by about an inch as it will bond to itself and the clamps will provide the seal on each end.

Works fine. I used it to seal a crack that leaked in our basement wall. We have had HUGE rains the last 5 years and it doesn’t let a drop through.

You have to clean perfectly and apply layers. Don’t pile it on.

You haven't been paying attention here.

You are not paying attention, what did I waste my money on?













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Bingo, you are with the program while others were dragging their macho-ism in the mud to speak up.

Bingo, there was no way to get total cleaning for a temp fix,but others never read that part.

Thanks for agreeing and understanding this.

To those mentally challenged and can't read.

Just pay somebody to fix it. You have enough stuff to worry about.

Yes on the worry but no on the cost.The whole corner of that room needs of repair, a 400.00 to 500.00 job.

I can buy all the supplies for less than $ 100.00.

Did you try naval jelly and wire brush on the pipe. That stuff used to do a good job if they haven't banned it by now.

Also this is a drain pipe so it wont be under any pressure to speak of. Get it clean and the tape should hold a while. Water will seek the path of least resistance with gravity and should move right on by the taped failure. I would go careful with a clog and plunging though.

I'm laid up in along rehab,more surgery, then rehab. Years ago I worked some in some plumbing and taking out the bad is so easy. Going back with the new is even simpler, esp. when I have to replace about 10 pcs of cast iron pipe.

Use a fluid-applied flashing caulk. Done. Fixed forever.

Hey Roy! I don't think Flex-Seal will work if you can't get a clean area for it to stick to.

I think if you mix antifreeze with the sap from an AIDS tree you should get a good seal.

XOXO!!!

Not sure about flexseal, but one of these might work:https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...22982f5cff.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...83b87181fc.jpg