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Broken PVC Pipe Repair

  
  
  

pvc pipe repairPVC pipe repair isn't that difficult. Once you find a broken PVC sprinkler pipe, you need to clear out the area around the break or crack so you can work on repairing it. Make sure the water to the area is turned off so the hole doesn’t continue to fill.

If the pipe has a small crack in it, you may be able to glue a repair sleeve on it. To do this, you need to thoroughly clean the damaged area of the pipe and make sure it is dry. A repair sleeve comes in two halves and basically is like a suit of armor for the crack. Once the pipe is clean and dry, prime the area with primer and apply PVC glue to both the exterior of the pipe and to the inside of both sleeve halves. Fit the pieces of the sleeve around the pipe and push them together. The two halves have a little notch in them to line up the pieces and hold them together. Glue will ooze out as you squeeze the pieces together. Wait until the glue has dried to pressurize the pipe.

If the pipe is damaged at a fitting, you will have to cut out the fitting and re-pipe that area. You may need to cut the straight pipe back, add a straight coupling and a length of pipe, and finally a new fitting in place of the damaged one.

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