In article , "The
Natural Philosopher" says...
Lobster wrote:
About a month ago I started the following thread, asking for help on how
to sort out a leaking soil pipe:
http://tinyurl.com/b85ll
...which culminated in:
Lobster wrote:
fred wrote:
Right dave get on with it then ;-)
Thanks again! Yes I suppose I'd better, hadn't I! I won't be able do
so now until early next week (don't worry, soil pipe is now out of
service!) so stand by for panicked cries for help after I've cut the
pipe and it turns out that all assumptions made were wrong.... ;-)
Well, here I am finally, with panicked cries for help!
The 'steel' soil downpipe has turned out to be copper, extraordinary
though that may seem. I cut through it about 3' from the floor, and was
able to pull the end out from the busted clay pipe which I cleaned up.
However, the OD of the copper pipe is 93mm (ID of the clay pipe it fits
into is 95mm), and I cannot find any kwickfit type device to fit it. The
PMs I've been to sratch their heads and suggest I rip the whole lot out
and replace with modern plastic, which I'd really rather not: would be a
lot of work (the pipe goes right up through the first floor and throught
the roof.
I need to seal one end of the copper pipe to the clay pipe, and
rejoin/seal the other end back to the fixed copper pipe, where I cut it.
I could probably sort out the base by making shuttering around it and
filling with lots of mortar - as someone said I should have done in the
first place :-( - but that leaves the problem of rejoining the cut ends.
This pipe is internal to the house, and permanently boxed in, so the
solution has to be a good one - can't risk leaks or seal failure.
Would be eternally grateful for any ideas!
David
I would say dry everything thoroughly and make up joints by wrapping
with heavy glass cloth soaked in polyester resin and a leyer of car body
filler over the top to seal any microcracks.
Halfords has all the **** you beneed.
Probably considerably cheaper from a scruffy back-street car spares
emporium though.