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Will 22mm copper pipe leak if scored but not actually cut with pipe cutters?
Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.46 PM
Okay, so yesterday I made a start on fitting my new bathroom. I wanted to cut all of the old pipework back to where it enters the bathroom, which is up through a concrete floor. When cutting back the hot water pipe, I was unable to turn my pipe cutters all the way around the pipe. I believe this is because this was closeby to where the pipe bend finished and the pipe was not perfectly circular at this point. I managed to cut the pipe back a little higher up, but the pipe now has a slight score mark from where I attempted to cut it previously. My question is, will this score mark in the pipe eventually cause a leak? I've stuck two push fit isolation valves in where I cut the pipe back and there haven't been any leaks so far. I would just really like to know if I should hack out some of the concrete floor now and replace the scored piece of copper pipe, or if it will hold up and I don't need to worry. Any help or advice anybody could give me on this situation would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
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