Alafave
New Member
Hey folks, discovered a leak in a fitting for my water service line entrance.
I couldn’t figure out what my water service pipe was made of. House is late 80s, pipe is dark grey/black inside, cuts like PVC, very thick. I don’t believe it to be polybutylene, as I have dealt with that in the past. The previous installation was a solvent welded PVC coupling which seemed to work fine. Pictures attached.
Because I couldn’t figure out what the pipe was, and what cement to use, I decided to repair with a compression fitting. I got the fitting very tight, but it still pushed the free end against the foundation when pressure is applied. I shoved in a piece of PT 2x4 to hold the assembly together. There are no leaks, but I’m having trouble trusting it. Is this normal for compression couplings? I did put some valve grease on the coupling to help it slide on and I’m wondering if I shot myself in the foot.
Thanks!
I couldn’t figure out what my water service pipe was made of. House is late 80s, pipe is dark grey/black inside, cuts like PVC, very thick. I don’t believe it to be polybutylene, as I have dealt with that in the past. The previous installation was a solvent welded PVC coupling which seemed to work fine. Pictures attached.
Because I couldn’t figure out what the pipe was, and what cement to use, I decided to repair with a compression fitting. I got the fitting very tight, but it still pushed the free end against the foundation when pressure is applied. I shoved in a piece of PT 2x4 to hold the assembly together. There are no leaks, but I’m having trouble trusting it. Is this normal for compression couplings? I did put some valve grease on the coupling to help it slide on and I’m wondering if I shot myself in the foot.
Thanks!
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