I hit a pipe while digging and took out a piece of it about 7cm. The pipe is 11cm diameter of quite thin PVC.
The pipe is not under pressure, it's just carrying waste water from my bathroom to the septic tank. Water rarely flows above the bottom 2 cm and the hole is on top.
What would you recommend as a good, easy way to fix it? I was thinking of just gluing on another piece of pipe on top or some kind of mesh? The water wouldn't touch the top most likely.
by bigvibes
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You have to dig out a long enough section so you can cut the pipe out, then add two couplers and a small section of new pipe. You don’t want to ‘half ass’ your shit pipe.
If the pipe is old and thin, you might want to consider replacing the entire outside section.
Are you sure that’s an active drainage pipe? It looks like it has dirt clogged in it.
I’m no expert so someone correct me if I wrong. But I think you’d want to cut out the broken section and put new small section of pipe. Shouldn’t be too expensive, just a lot for digging.
That pipe doesn’t look very pippey
Pretty sure that’s not supposed to be sewer pipe
If the pipe is being used you need to dig up enough to put in a new section.
If the pipe is being used you need to dig up enough to put in a new section.
Bury it.
List the house for sale, and I mean cheap!
Buy a small house far, far away.
Don’t dig holes in your new yard.
Problem solved.
Look up a fernco coupling. Those are the standard repair choice for situations like this.
The good news is, if you hold the picture upside down, the hole kind of looks like a chicken.
Orange is used for telecom wires and cables. More specifically, I’d bet that that is conduit for fiber optics. Are you sure that it’s your line? A bit odd to use this type of pipe for septic.
If it’s not yours, the owner will appreciate a call, but you may be in some trouble if you broke their line without calling 811 first…
That can’t be in use
Don’t listen to everyone else and dig it up, fix it homestead style.
Wrap that sumbitch in a bout 8 rolls of black tape and then apply a generous amount of job weld to the outside.
Works every time
Spend less time digging holes, more time not repairing your plumbing by literally glueing on patches.
Repair it.
Fix it.
Duct tape… just over the damaged section… on top… then pile the dirt on
Since it’s a drain pipe and under pressure you can split rubber piece with the right inner diameter and use large hose clamps to clamshell it over the break.
Flex Seal
My septic lines are this same tile. Take a coffee can, cut off the bottom and cut up side and fit over tile. Cover with dirt.
Step 1. Next Time Call 811 Before you dig.
Step 2. Call a Plumber, if its conduit call an electrician
Fix the pipe. No need to thank me 😃