🧿1. Temporary Emergency Methods (Non-Permanent)

Suitable for small leaks, low-pressure situations, or emergency measures to buy time for formal repairs.

1. Leak-Proofing Adhesive/Sealing Tape:
Method: Use a specialized metal pipe sealing adhesive (such as AB adhesive or epoxy resin) or high-strength sealing tape (such as fluorocarbon tape) to wrap or apply to the leak.
Advantages: Simple operation and readily available materials.
Disadvantages: Low pressure resistance, limited temperature resistance, poor adhesion to oily and water-stained surfaces, usually a temporary solution.
2. Wedge Plugging:
Method: For small holes, gently tap a sharpened wooden or metal wedge into the hole.
Advantages: A quick fix for extreme conditions.
Disadvantages: May cause further damage; only used as a last resort.

🧿2. Permanent Repair Methods (Requires Professional Operation)

Suitable for applications requiring high reliability and long-term use.

1. Welding:
Method: Directly weld the leak. This is the most traditional and durable method.
Advantages: High strength, permanent repair.
Disadvantages: Requires shutting down and draining the pipeline, involves hot work, poses safety risks, and requires specialized welders. This method is not feasible for some pipelines carrying flammable or explosive media.
2. Pipe Section Replacement:
Method: Cut off the leaking section, replace it with a new section of stainless steel pipe, and then connect it by welding or threading.
Advantages: Completely resolves the problem and offers the highest reliability.
Disadvantages: Requires extensive work, time-consuming, and costly, requiring shutting down the pipeline.
3. Using a Repair Clamp/Half Clamp:
This is currently the most widely used, highly reliable, and weld-free leak-proofing method, situated between temporary and permanent repairs. Its advantages are detailed below.

🧿3. Advantages of Using Pipe Repair Clamps

A repair clamp (also known as a pipe repair clamp, pipe patch, or clamp-type pipe repair clamp) is a device designed for quickly plugging pipe leaks. It consists of two semicircular metal shells, an internal sealing rubber ring, and multiple fastening bolts.

Its core advantages are as follows:

1. Fast and efficient, significantly reducing downtime:
The operation is very simple, typically completing installation in just a few minutes to over ten minutes, ensuring immediate resumption of operations without waiting. This is crucial for industrial systems in continuous production or emergency municipal water supply networks.

2. No need for flames, safe and reliable:
The entire installation process involves no welding, open flames, or hot work, making it particularly suitable for flammable and explosive hazardous environments such as the petroleum, chemical, and gas industries, significantly enhancing operational safety.

3. Allows for leak repair under pressure:
Many well-designed emergency repair joints can be installed while the pipeline is under pressure or even with minor leaks, enabling truly "non-stop repairs."

4. Wide adaptability:
Compatible with a wide range of pipe materials: Suitable not only for stainless steel pipes, but also for steel pipes, cast iron pipes, PVC pipes, copper pipes, and more.
Repairs a variety of damage: Not only can it repair holes, but it can also effectively repair cracks, breaks, thread damage, corrosive leaks, and other problems. Low requirements for pipe surface: Simple cleaning (rust removal and deburring) of the pipe surface in the installation area ensures a good seal with the rubber seal, even on uneven surfaces.
5. Excellent Sealing Performance:
High-performance rubber seals (such as nitrile rubber, EPDM, and fluororubber) are used, which are oil-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and heat-resistant, and offer high sealing pressure. When tightening the bolts, the seal is evenly compressed, forming a tight seal.
6. Strong Construction and Durability:
The housing is typically constructed of ductile iron, carbon steel, or stainless steel, offering high strength and corrosion resistance. It outlasts the pipe and can be used as a permanent repair solution.
7. Easy Installation and Cost-Effective:
No large, specialized equipment (such as a welder) or specialized technicians (such as a welder) are required; ordinary maintenance personnel can complete the installation using common tools (wrenches). Taking into account downtime losses, labor costs, and material costs, the total cost is often the lowest.

Baoshuo's emergency repair clamps include stainless steel 304 and 316L pipe repair clamps, seawater-resistant, SS2205 stainless steel pipe repair clamps, oil-resistant pipe repair clamps, and high-pressure pipe repair clamps (100 kg pressure), depending on the pipeline's internal media requirements.

Conclusion: For stainless steel pipe leaks, using pipe repair clamps is currently recognized as the preferred, efficient, safe, and economical repair method. They offer a perfect balance of reliability, safety, cost-effectiveness, and convenience, making them the ideal choice for emergency situations where hot work is prohibited or production cannot be halted.

When selecting a pipe repair clamp, carefully select the appropriate model and seal material based on the pipe's outer diameter, system pressure, and media type.