Its use in pipes would make plumbing repairs easier, perhaps sealing leaks before they became serious.

In exchange for lower rental rates, students performed much of the day-to-day maintenance themselves, such as general housekeeping and minor plumbing repairs.

The inmates gained access to the pipes by stealing a key left in a door lock while jail guards were making plumbing repairs.

Its primary work involves making plumbing repairs to existing residential and commercial plumbing systems.

The bars of lead were what we today call solder but were not the wire material we are familiar with today, typically sold for electrical or plumbing repairs.