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fix broken PVC pipe
The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there
is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? |
fix broken PVC pipe
On 7/30/2015 9:12 PM, Jan Philips wrote:
The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? You use the glue made for PVC pipe. Any hardware store will have it. Usually, you cut out and replace the broken section. Not being able to see exactly what is broken I can't tell you the best way but it is usually best to disconnect it at the drain fitting and replace what is needed. You may need couplings to splice in the piece. You can probably find a Your Tube video showing how to work with PVC. |
fix broken PVC pipe
On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 8:12:50 PM UTC-5, Jan Philips wrote:
The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? If you don't think you can handle the PVC glue which can be toxic, you can use a slip on coupling that has hose clamps and all that's needed is a screwdriver to tighten the hose clamps. Most plumbing supply houses and Lowe's Depot carry some version. ^_^ http://www.fernco.com/plumbing/flexi...tock-couplings [8~{} Uncle Pipe Monster |
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On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:20:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
You use the glue made for PVC pipe. Any hardware store will have it. Usually, you cut out and replace the broken section. Cutting it is more involved than I believe I can do. |
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On 30 Jul 2015, Jan Philips wrote in
alt.home.repair: On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:20:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: You use the glue made for PVC pipe. Any hardware store will have it. Usually, you cut out and replace the broken section. Cutting it is more involved than I believe I can do. In most cases you can cut it easily with a common hacksaw. |
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| You use the glue made for PVC pipe. Any hardware store will have it.
| Usually, you cut out and replace the broken section. | | Cutting it is more involved than I believe I can do. It's easy. Use a jigsaw or saber saw with a fine-tooth blade. All joints are first wiped with PVC cleaner, then lathered with adhesive. Then put them together quick and hold them in place for a few seconds. The rest is just a matter of getting the fittings you need. There are also repair joints that you can use when doing in-place repairs. Ask a clerk at Home Depot. It's really not a big deal. PVC is not expensive. And the glue is foolproof. It actually melts the 2 PVC pieces together. |
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On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:58:43 -0400, Jan Philips
wrote: On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:20:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: You use the glue made for PVC pipe. Any hardware store will have it. Usually, you cut out and replace the broken section. Cutting it is more involved than I believe I can do. Then go to the bank, get a loan for $10,000 (or more), and hire a plumber. Prepare to pay the $10K and possibly $25K, when he tells you you need to replace all the plumbing in your home. Marsha |
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On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:12:48 -0400, Jan Philips
wrote: The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? Here is a dropbox link to a photo of the broken pipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ye5xyacv0c..._5512.JPG?dl=0 Since there is no pressure on it, I'm holing for a simple fix that I can do with my limited abilities. |
fix broken PVC pipe
"Jan Philips" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:12:48 -0400, Jan Philips wrote: The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? Here is a dropbox link to a photo of the broken pipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ye5xyacv0c..._5512.JPG?dl=0 Since there is no pressure on it, I'm holing for a simple fix that I can do with my limited abilities. Don't you have a neighbor kid you haven't ****ed off who might help you? |
fix broken PVC pipe
"Jan Philips" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:12:48 -0400, Jan Philips wrote: The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? Here is a dropbox link to a photo of the broken pipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ye5xyacv0c..._5512.JPG?dl=0 Since there is no pressure on it, I'm holing for a simple fix that I can do with my limited abilities. Are you sure the pipe is broken ? It may have just slipped down. Unscrew the fitting at the top where the pipes are seperated and see if there is any pipe inside that is broken. If not, just slip the pipe back in and tighten the coupling nut. |
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On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:13:00 PM UTC-5, Ralph Mowery wrote:
"Jan Philips" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:12:48 -0400, Jan Philips wrote: The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? Here is a dropbox link to a photo of the broken pipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ye5xyacv0c..._5512.JPG?dl=0 Since there is no pressure on it, I'm holing for a simple fix that I can do with my limited abilities. Are you sure the pipe is broken ? It may have just slipped down. Unscrew the fitting at the top where the pipes are seperated and see if there is any pipe inside that is broken. If not, just slip the pipe back in and tighten the coupling nut. Ralph is right, they could have cut the tail piece (the part that looks broken) too short and it might have slipped out of the compression fitting. |
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Jan Philips wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:12:48 -0400, Jan Philips wrote: The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? Here is a dropbox link to a photo of the broken pipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ye5xyacv0c..._5512.JPG?dl=0 Since there is no pressure on it, I'm holing for a simple fix that I can do with my limited abilities. Plastic pipe. Replace it. I have used plumbers goop on certain things, but not that connection. Greg |
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On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:12:53 -0400, "Ralph Mowery"
wrote: Are you sure the pipe is broken ? It may have just slipped down. Unscrew the fitting at the top where the pipes are seperated and see if there is any pipe inside that is broken. If not, just slip the pipe back in and tighten the coupling nut. You hit the nail on the head - it is actually not broken. I unscrewed the connector, adjusted the rubber seal, and screwed it back. That was easy! Thank you all for the helpful (and fast) replies? |
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Jan Philips wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:20:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: You use the glue made for PVC pipe. Any hardware store will have it. Usually, you cut out and replace the broken section. Cutting it is more involved than I believe I can do. If you try glue, wrap it with tape to reinforce joint. Cutting is not hard just use hacksaw blade. |
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Nil wrote:
On 30 Jul 2015, Jan Philips wrote in alt.home.repair: On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:20:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: You use the glue made for PVC pipe. Any hardware store will have it. Usually, you cut out and replace the broken section. Cutting it is more involved than I believe I can do. In most cases you can cut it easily with a common hacksaw. Youtube may show how to. |
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Jan Philips wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:12:48 -0400, Jan Philips wrote: The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? Here is a dropbox link to a photo of the broken pipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ye5xyacv0c..._5512.JPG?dl=0 Since there is no pressure on it, I'm holing for a simple fix that I can do with my limited abilities. Hi, If the pipe is not vertical, it may be under stress causing the brake. Or picture is showing the T joints in an angle? Is the other end of broken piece a sink? |
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In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:35:18 -0400, Jan Philips
wrote: On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:12:53 -0400, "Ralph Mowery" wrote: Are you sure the pipe is broken ? It may have just slipped down. Unscrew the fitting at the top where the pipes are seperated and see if there is any pipe inside that is broken. If not, just slip the pipe back in and tighten the coupling nut. You hit the nail on the head - it is actually not broken. I unscrewed the connector, adjusted the rubber seal, and screwed it back. That was easy! Thank you all for the helpful (and fast) replies? A picture is worth a thousand words. Hey, that's pretty clever. Maybe I should trademark it. BTW, that's a compression fitting. that I sort of joked about in another post. |
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On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:35:18 -0400, Jan Philips
wrote: On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:12:53 -0400, "Ralph Mowery" wrote: Are you sure the pipe is broken ? It may have just slipped down. Unscrew the fitting at the top where the pipes are seperated and see if there is any pipe inside that is broken. If not, just slip the pipe back in and tighten the coupling nut. You hit the nail on the head - it is actually not broken. I unscrewed the connector, adjusted the rubber seal, and screwed it back. That was easy! Thank you all for the helpful (and fast) replies? Now you had a good learning experience. Sing plumbing is all similar to that so if you have a problem in the future, you are better equipped to handle it. Plumber would have fixed it in five minutes and charged a minimum of $75 just to show up. |
fix broken PVC pipe
| I didn't see the picture.
| I couldn't see it either. Dropbox is an odd site. A page that should have a simple image on it instead has a ludicrous pile of script. It seems that the dropboxusercontent.com links work while the dropbox ..com links don't. In any case, with this particular type of link I find that if you change d=0 to d=1 and reload, then the image will be offered as a download. |
fix broken PVC pipe
It looks like Ralph may be right. Either it just
fell out or it snapped off inside. You should be able to just loosen the cap (the one with the ridges), push the top pipe back in, then retighten the cap. From the photo it looks like the pipe is not actually PVC but rather the cheap, thinner, plastic do-it-yourself stuff. If for some reason you can't put the pipes back together as is, go to Home Depot or Lowes, in the section where you can find PVC, and you should be able to find bags of the cheap plastic fittings for sale. They come in a plastic bag with about 10 parts -- sort of a kit for doing a sink drain. PVC and the thinner plastic are not interchangeable. |
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In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 31 Jul 2015 05:44:43 -0400, Ed Pawlowski
wrote: On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:35:18 -0400, Jan Philips wrote: On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:12:53 -0400, "Ralph Mowery" wrote: Are you sure the pipe is broken ? It may have just slipped down. Unscrew the fitting at the top where the pipes are seperated and see if there is any pipe inside that is broken. If not, just slip the pipe back in and tighten the coupling nut. You hit the nail on the head - it is actually not broken. I unscrewed the connector, adjusted the rubber seal, and screwed it back. That was easy! Thank you all for the helpful (and fast) replies? Now you had a good learning experience. Sing plumbing is all similar to that so if you have a problem in the future, you are better equipped to handle it. Plumber would have fixed it in five minutes and charged a minimum of $75 just to show up. And the OP would have had to wait an hour or two or more in order to be home when he arrived. |
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On Fri, 31 Jul 2015 08:40:20 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote: | I didn't see the picture. | I couldn't see it either. Dropbox is an odd site. A page that should have a simple image on it instead has a ludicrous pile of script. It seems that the dropboxusercontent.com links work while the dropbox .com links don't. Worked fine for me. Of course I use IE11. |
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In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:28:33 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote: On Fri, 31 Jul 2015 08:40:20 -0400, "Mayayana" wrote: | I didn't see the picture. | I couldn't see it either. Dropbox is an odd site. A page that should have a simple image on it instead has a ludicrous pile of script. It seems that the dropboxusercontent.com links work while the dropbox .com links don't. Worked fine for me. Of course I use IE11. Worked for me too. XP and the latest version of Firefox. |
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On Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:09:10 -0400, micky
wrote: In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:28:33 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: On Fri, 31 Jul 2015 08:40:20 -0400, "Mayayana" wrote: | I didn't see the picture. | I couldn't see it either. Dropbox is an odd site. A page that should have a simple image on it instead has a ludicrous pile of script. It seems that the dropboxusercontent.com links work while the dropbox .com links don't. Worked fine for me. Of course I use IE11. Worked for me too. XP and the latest version of Firefox. Maybe the other guys are using Win98. |
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In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:37:02 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote: On Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:09:10 -0400, micky wrote: In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:28:33 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: On Fri, 31 Jul 2015 08:40:20 -0400, "Mayayana" wrote: | I didn't see the picture. | I couldn't see it either. Dropbox is an odd site. A page that should have a simple image on it instead has a ludicrous pile of script. It seems that the dropboxusercontent.com links work while the dropbox .com links don't. Worked fine for me. Of course I use IE11. Worked for me too. XP and the latest version of Firefox. Maybe the other guys are using Win98. Could be. There was a sale on that at Best Buy last week. |
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| Worked fine for me. Of course I use IE11.
| I wouldn't brag about using IE11, especially with script enabled. In the past couple of weeks you've been susceptible to several nasty bugs: http://blog.vectranetworks.com/blog/...er-11-zero-day https://threatpost.com/four-zero-day...xplorer/113911 To Microsoft's credit, they've already patched the Desktop version of IE11. That's unusually fast. But there's no reason to think you're not a sitting duck. In fact, it would be irrational not to think so. |
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On 7/30/2015 11:12 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
"Jan Philips" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:12:48 -0400, Jan Philips wrote: The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? Here is a dropbox link to a photo of the broken pipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ye5xyacv0c..._5512.JPG?dl=0 Since there is no pressure on it, I'm holing for a simple fix that I can do with my limited abilities. Are you sure the pipe is broken ? It may have just slipped down. Unscrew the fitting at the top where the pipes are seperated and see if there is any pipe inside that is broken. If not, just slip the pipe back in and tighten the coupling nut. Someone sure did do a hack job on cutting it. Glad you got it fixed, Jan. |
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Ralph Mowery typed: "Jan Philips" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:12:48 -0400, Jan Philips wrote: The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? Here is a dropbox link to a photo of the broken pipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ye5xyacv0c..._5512.JPG?dl=0 Since there is no pressure on it, I'm holing for a simple fix that I can do with my limited abilities. Are you sure the pipe is broken ? It may have just slipped down. Unscrew the fitting at the top where the pipes are seperated and see if there is any pipe inside that is broken. If not, just slip the pipe back in and tighten the coupling nut. In the photo, it looks broken to me -- with a jagged edge where it broke, and a piece of the broken off part still in the fitting. |
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TomR typed: In , Ralph Mowery typed: "Jan Philips" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:12:48 -0400, Jan Philips wrote: The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? Here is a dropbox link to a photo of the broken pipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ye5xyacv0c..._5512.JPG?dl=0 Since there is no pressure on it, I'm holing for a simple fix that I can do with my limited abilities. Are you sure the pipe is broken ? It may have just slipped down. Unscrew the fitting at the top where the pipes are seperated and see if there is any pipe inside that is broken. If not, just slip the pipe back in and tighten the coupling nut. In the photo, it looks broken to me -- with a jagged edge where it broke, and a piece of the broken off part still in the fitting. Well, duh....., I just read the follow-up post by the OP who said it turned out not to be broken and it is now fixed. |
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On Sat, 1 Aug 2015 14:26:07 -0400, "TomR" wrote:
In , Ralph Mowery typed: "Jan Philips" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:12:48 -0400, Jan Philips wrote: The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? Here is a dropbox link to a photo of the broken pipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ye5xyacv0c..._5512.JPG?dl=0 Since there is no pressure on it, I'm holing for a simple fix that I can do with my limited abilities. Are you sure the pipe is broken ? It may have just slipped down. Unscrew the fitting at the top where the pipes are seperated and see if there is any pipe inside that is broken. If not, just slip the pipe back in and tighten the coupling nut. In the photo, it looks broken to me -- with a jagged edge where it broke, and a piece of the broken off part still in the fitting. And it looks like ABS, not PVC. |
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On Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 1:26:12 PM UTC-5, TomR wrote:
In , Ralph Mowery typed: "Jan Philips" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:12:48 -0400, Jan Philips wrote: The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? Here is a dropbox link to a photo of the broken pipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ye5xyacv0c..._5512.JPG?dl=0 Since there is no pressure on it, I'm holing for a simple fix that I can do with my limited abilities. Are you sure the pipe is broken ? It may have just slipped down. Unscrew the fitting at the top where the pipes are seperated and see if there is any pipe inside that is broken. If not, just slip the pipe back in and tighten the coupling nut. In the photo, it looks broken to me -- with a jagged edge where it broke, and a piece of the broken off part still in the fitting. I thought the same thing when I saw the picture but someone may have already mentioned that the whole piece of formed drain pipe could be changed out. It wasn't in the photo but I think the pipe coming down is the type that's expanded on one end to fit the sink drain assembly. (¬€¿Â¬) [8~{} Uncle Pipe Monster |
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On Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 1:27:54 PM UTC-5, TomR wrote:
In , TomR typed: In , Ralph Mowery typed: "Jan Philips" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:12:48 -0400, Jan Philips wrote: The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? Here is a dropbox link to a photo of the broken pipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ye5xyacv0c..._5512.JPG?dl=0 Since there is no pressure on it, I'm holing for a simple fix that I can do with my limited abilities. Are you sure the pipe is broken ? It may have just slipped down. Unscrew the fitting at the top where the pipes are seperated and see if there is any pipe inside that is broken. If not, just slip the pipe back in and tighten the coupling nut. In the photo, it looks broken to me -- with a jagged edge where it broke, and a piece of the broken off part still in the fitting. Well, duh....., I just read the follow-up post by the OP who said it turned out not to be broken and it is now fixed. It still looked broken off to me. o_O [8~{} Uncle Disagreeable Monster |
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Uncle Monster wrote:
On Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 1:27:54 PM UTC-5, TomR wrote: In , TomR typed: In , Ralph Mowery typed: "Jan Philips" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:12:48 -0400, Jan Philips wrote: The PVC pipe that drains our kitchen sink broke in two. Since there is no pressure on it, can an amatuer glue it back? If so, what kind of glue should be used? Here is a dropbox link to a photo of the broken pipe: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ye5xyacv0c..._5512.JPG?dl=0 Since there is no pressure on it, I'm holing for a simple fix that I can do with my limited abilities. Are you sure the pipe is broken ? It may have just slipped down. Unscrew the fitting at the top where the pipes are seperated and see if there is any pipe inside that is broken. If not, just slip the pipe back in and tighten the coupling nut. In the photo, it looks broken to me -- with a jagged edge where it broke, and a piece of the broken off part still in the fitting. Well, duh....., I just read the follow-up post by the OP who said it turned out not to be broken and it is now fixed. It still looked broken off to me. o_O It was clearly cut off by someone with little skill. One glance makes that clear. \ |
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