I'm really impressed with this stuff. Permatex 84115 5-minute Plastic Weld Adhesive, 0.84 oz. They say it doesn't work with polyethylene, but it did great for me. It's not so runny that it will drip away from where you are trying to join pipes, unlike JB Weld Plastic Weld, which it runny. Great if you need it to run inot a joint, not good otherwise. YMMV
On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 6:00 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Can you cut a tee in half and epoxy or solvent weld the pieces to the > broken piece? > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Apr 18, 2020, at 4:53 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I’m asking because I literally have nothing to lose at this point… > > > > I have a 1” schedule 20 PVC sprinkler line that is broken open at a > joint at a “T” fitting. Normally I would dig up a portion of the line, cut > the offending portion out and replace it with new pieces. But… > > > > There are two 1” lines traveling together, one on top of the other. The > bottom line has the tee that is broken at the joint on one side, the > portion of the tee that is parallel to the other line if that makes sense. > Both lines are literally surrounded with tree roots, as they’re barely 6’ > from an oak tree that is probably 24” in diameter. The roots of the tree > have distorted and stressed the lines, causing the top line, which is the > supply line from my water meter to the sprinkler valves, to flatten out > some. The bottom line is under the same stress from the surrounding roots, > but because the tee was present the joint on one side of the tee failed. > > > > See it here just after we had a good hard rain: > http://penoff.com/Photo_Dump.html#1 <http://penoff.com/Photo_Dump.html#1> > > > > I can’t possibly cut the roots, as some are as large as 3”-4” > surrounding these lines. To do so would risk damaging the rather fragile > lines not to mention I would have to do some serious excavating to get > enough space to get my chain saw at them. There’s no way I could dig them > up and “bypass” the tree, as there’s really nowhere to go in close > proximity that isn’t rootbound. > > > > So here’s my Hail Mary: > > > > Get some of the Flexseal Flex Tape and try to wrap the affected area on > the break at the tee. Because the roots have actually grown between the > lines slightly, there’s probably enough of a gap that I can slip the tape > through to get all the way around the fitting and still partially attached > pipe. The gap or break in the pipe is probably 1/4” at it’s greatest width, > if that. > > > > Anyone else have an idea? At this point I really have nothing to lose as > the sprinkler zone that’s affected hasn’t worked for years from what I can > tell. > > > > -D > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
