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Originally Posted by davenl5l
As a retired plumber i can tell you that there is no easy fix for that unless it can be cut off elsewhere
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Me too, retired plumber and agree with daven, it will need to be heated with oxy to remove the copper (damaged bit) from the elbow and a new piece of copper soldered in then soldered over.
No fitting you buy will work due to the soldered joints so close to the end of the existing tube.
Of course we cannot see where the tube goes along the floor ( or is that a wall ?)so if it can be pulled up slightly (without breaking it again) you could cut it, squash it together then bend it back on itself and use 2 hammers to flatten it to stop the leak, or even fit a tap to it, but as you say you are useless so don't try it.
Just get a plumber with oxy and being Sunday it will probably cost you a bit considering the cost of oxy acetylene gas and bottle hire these days.