I have a 3" pvc pipe with a leaking end cap. it's glued on with that purple pvc primer and then pvc cement so I cant really remove it, but water still seeps out.
anyone familiar with pvc issues out there?
Pvc repair.
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If you can, meaning have enough pipe to work with, cut the end cap off. Buy a new end cap. Clean the pipe and the cap with cleaner. Then prime it with purple primer. Then apply orange glue to the entire surface to be glued. Press cap back on and hold for a moment. After a little while, it can get wet.
posted by justread on Aug 04, 2012 at 07:32:46 pm # 2 people liked this
Cuts pretty good with a hacksaw. Clean off burr edges with sandpaper or the like before glue.
I'd first close any valve that feeds the pipe with water. You'll need a saw to cut the end cap off just below where it attaches to the pipe. But first go to the hardware store and buy a replacement cap along with a small container of PVC glue and primer. It will be helpful also to take some sandpaper to the pipe prior to using the primer and glue to the pipe and the cap prior to installing. You'll only get one chance at this so a dry fit may help you out. Good Luck.
posted by MI_Builder on Aug 04, 2012 at 07:37:10 pm #
Billy Mays sells that sealer in a spray can. It's only $9.99, but if you order now, they'll double your order.
posted by hockeyfan on Aug 04, 2012 at 09:07:42 pm # 1 person liked this
you do realize that billy Mays passed long before that stuff came out right??
posted by lfrost2125 on Aug 05, 2012 at 12:36:38 am #
yes, it was just a reference. I didn't think anyone would know the name of the new guy.
Why, just about everyone knows that Flex-Seal is being pitched by Phil Swift.
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Actually, I just wasted six minutes of my life looking this up.
posted by historymike on Aug 05, 2012 at 07:06:25 am # 3 people liked this
Oh, and if anyone is actually thinking about falling for the Flex-Seal pitch, stop. The product is just auto undercoating, and you can get it for about $5 a can at an auto parts store, plus none of the outrageous shipping charges these hucksters tack on.
posted by historymike on Aug 05, 2012 at 07:08:19 am #
Hey Billy, take a pic and we can give you better advice. If you don't have enough pipe to just replace the end cap, maybe you can still work something out with a short piece of pipe and a straight splice. I didn't tell you to turn the water off because a 3 inch pvc pipe is likely a drain, not a supply.
Historymike... if my boat has a screen door for a bottom, I have bigger problems. Lol.
posted by justread on Aug 05, 2012 at 08:12:43 am # 2 people liked this
justread posted at 08:12:43 AM on Aug 05, 2012:
Hey Billy, take a pic and we can give you better advice. If you don't have enough pipe to just replace the end cap, maybe you can still work something out with a short piece of pipe and a straight splice. I didn't tell you to turn the water off because a 3 inch pvc pipe is likely a drain, not a supply.
Historymike... if my boat has a screen door for a bottom, I have bigger problems. Lol.
I thought the same things about drain vs. supply, but then realized he probably meant turning off the fixture that feeds the drain.
THE Phil Swift?!
posted by SavageFred on Aug 05, 2012 at 10:36:07 am #
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