Sunday, September 25, 2005
Pipe Repair
Several months ago I noticed a wet area in the back yard that never dried up. Odd for a Sacramento summer where there hasn't been any rain since early June. A friend of ours was over with some pipe experience and we attacked it. Just a small leak (1 gallon/hour perhaps) in a joint to sprinklers on top of the hill that we don't use. After a quick trip to Ace Hardware we got the thing fixed and it was really quite easy. 1. Turn off the water main. 2. Cut out the problem portion of the pipe with a hacksaw 3. Replace pipe with new pipe section and appropriate couplings (applying liberal amounts of primer and glue) and wallah. Done. I'm far from a sprinkler/water expert but it was good to get this nagging leak fixed.
Hello friends,
ReplyDeleteWhen there is a break in an irrigation or sprinkler pipe, an expandable PVC plastic coupling is easily used to replace the broken piece of pipe by priming and gluing the coupling into the water line. The coupling consists of a removable threaded nut on one end, with a female inlet attached to it. Thanks for sharing it!
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