I hapened across this Rescue Tape and thought it couldn't possibly work as they claim. And the price ain't cheap either. But this particular roll is 12' while most others are 10' and costs more. So I figured I'd give this stuff a whirl. We have a slow drip under our kitchen sink drain, and also from our hot and cold water laundry hook-ups. Nothing horrible, but enough to put a little bowl under each leak, that needs to be emptied periodically. Again, nothing serious, but an annoyance all the same. So we were excited to try this tape out. Is it just another over-hyped and under-performing "Seen On TV' product? Or does this one actually work? Answer: It works! This "tape" is a bit tricky to work with. It's not really tape, because there's no adhesive on it. The rubbery material basically sticks to itself and 'bonds' in place. The roll of tape actually has a layer of plastic that needs to be peeled away as you're using the tape. The plastic layer keeps the tape from bonding to itself on the roll, otherwise, you'd just have a hockey puck that stuck to itself, rather than a usable roll of tape. So you can start to see why this stuff is tricky to work with. You have to be careful not to let the tape stick to itself BEFORE you're ready to apply it. And it can be a bit of a juggling act to be sitting on the floor, contorting under a sink with a long piece of tape that instantly sticks to itself, rendering it useless. Not only is it difficult to pull apart if it sticks to itself, but it really can't be reused once that happens. So it all adds up to a bit of a juggling act. The instructions say to peel away the plastic layer while you're wrapping the entire roll around and around the pipe or hose. But that's not very easy to do while you're cramped under a sink. Plus, the instructions shows what looks to be a garden hose, which would be much easier to work with, given the length of the hose. Under a sink is a different story. You've got joints, bends and seams to deal with, all within tight quarters. After some twisting and grunting, I managed to get all 3 slow leaks under there sealed. The kitchen drain pipe, and the hot & cold water hookups for the washing machine. The tape 'bonded' pretty quickly, and I dried off the last remnants of my slow drips, and put back all the bowls for good measure. I figured I'd leave the bowls under each repaired leak just so I could keep tabs on any accumulated moisture. That night, we started a load of laundry and went to bed. We have anLG Combo Washer/Dryer , so we just run the cycles at night and wake up to washed and dried laundry, all in the same machine. So the next morning, I was curious to see if my bowls had collected any water during the night. Drum-roll please..... It worked! ...Mostly. 1 of the 3 leaks was completely repaired; the bowl under that one was bone dry. The other 2 had a very minimal amount of water in their respective bowls. Maybe a few drops at most. Encouraged, I grabbed my Rescue Tape again, and reapplied more over top what I had originally done the day before. I dried everything off, put the bowls back, and hoped for the best. The next day, I checked on my bowls, and now only 1 of my 3 original leaks was showing any signs of moisture. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to reapply more to that last sloooooooow drip of a leak, but I probably will. For now, I'm happy that my 3 leaks have essentially been repaired. Bottom line -- this tape works, but certainly lends itself better to some applications than others. My one outstanding slow drip is right on an elbow joint, and I suspect I might not be able to get it any better than it is right now, given the location of the leak. But overall, I'm quite happy with the results and will definitely keep a roll of this expensive 'tape' on hand, just in case.
