Epoxy for rad that'll take a bit of heat

SmartinMartin

A plastic outlet on my rad deteriorated a couple of months ago, so I decided to try a repair. I cut and roughed a piece of 1" copper pipe and used Plastic Padding Super Steel epoxy to glue it into the outlet:





This worked well for a while, but I've noticed a leak develop around where the pipe meets the outlet. There is a small crack in the epoxy and it seems to be deteriorating from the heat. Can anyone recommend a more suitable epoxy that will take heat as well?

richardsheil

SmartinMartin wrote: »

A plastic outlet on my rad deteriorated a couple of months ago, so I decided to try a repair. I cut and roughed a piece of 1" copper pipe and used Plastic Padding Super Steel epoxy to glue it into the outlet:

This worked well for a while, but I've noticed a leak develop around where the pipe meets the outlet. There is a small crack in the epoxy and it seems to be deteriorating from the heat. Can anyone recommend a more suitable epoxy that will take heat as well?

New rad

SmartinMartin

And again, can anyone recommend a more suitable epoxy that will take heat as well?

mk7r

I agree new rad, you are wasting your time with epoxy

SmartinMartin

That's not the question I asked. Due to the rarity of replacement parts the rad needs to survive a few more months, hence the request for a stronger more heat resistant epoxy.

tyney

https://ie.rs-online.com/web/p/fillers-putties/0691246/

biko

SmartinMartin

Thanks folks, that's the sort of stuff I was looking for.

SmartinMartin

Biko your post led me to this, so thanks and hopefully it'll do the job :