agusta Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 A 6m section of sewage pipe collapsed yesterday so I've dug it up and have plastic to go in - the plan was to connect into the old concrete/clay pipe but it was too badly damaged. So I'm now going from inspection chamber to inspection chamber. My question is how do I connect into the half round stuff (in the inspection chamber), do you just butt the new plastic pipe up against it and cement in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 try a multi quick wc connector with the rubber fins, should be able to fit over the end of the new plastic pipe and then slide the other end inside the exposed end of the clay pipe, if its a shared run with other houses you will need to chop the clay chanel out so you can cement the plastic pipe in properly, the multi quick idea isnt perfect but will get you out of a muddle mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Assuming you have somewhere you can cut any pipe clay or otherwise just disc it off with a 9" grinder and connect with together with.... http://www.drainageonline.co.uk/Flexseal-C...r-Couplings.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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agusta Posted September 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 (edited) Assuming you have somewhere you can cut any pipe clay or otherwise just disc it off with a 9" grinder and connect with together with.... http://www.drainageonline.co.uk/Flexseal-C...r-Couplings.htm This was the original idea but I no longer have the old clay pipe (root damage by the looks of it). So I now have the half round pipe in the inspection chambers, I need to connect the plastic pipe into this, thinking about cement but unsure if this is the correct way... EDIT: Similar to this: Need to connect into this with plastic. Edited September 26, 2010 by agusta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 (edited) This was the original idea but I no longer have the old clay pipe (root damage by the looks of it). So I now have the half round pipe in the inspection chambers, I need to connect the plastic pipe into this, thinking about cement but unsure if this is the correct way... EDIT: Similar to this: Need to connect into this with plastic. Hi agusta, in that picture [which shows a badly finished chamber TBH] the "channel" [half round] looks plastic and should have attached sections to connect too. You can see the bits I mean either end of straight bit of channel, or is it possible to leave a small section [150mm] of pipe outside of chamber to connect to? Or is it all faulty? Worst case scenario is to bed plastic pipe on a mix of prompt cement, or a usable mix of neat cement [ordinary portland if poss, no addatives/plasticiser] and finish off joint with damp rubber gloves, similar to finishing mastic etc, then brick up where needed. I can picture what to do and it'd be easy for me, so I hope my advice is easy to understand. Any more help needed don't be shy on asking, if you do something wrong it could affect things along the drain run, and you could then be in the ****, literally. Good luck Chris >edit only use underground drainage connectors not multi-kwik "pan" connector as suggested <edit Edited September 26, 2010 by JKD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 So whats the story with the underground 100mm entering from the right ? Is it just the in or out that has collapsed ? If it's just set in earth I would just kango the whole bottom section out and lay new channels, but that depends on how many of the pipes are broken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agusta Posted September 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Its all done, bedded the new plastic pipe in with a mortar mix (butted up against the old clay half round in the chamber) , not sure if thats how you do it but it should be fine for a few years. It was a straight 6m clay pipe that collapsed, so replaced with plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 If you are not sorted try these viking johnson couplings Builders merchants should stock, you can fit clay to plactic, fiber pitch to clay or plactic. Don't for get to bed pipe on sound base !! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddan Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 PW is amazing. I was just using google to find out about replacing a length of pipe and on the first page was PW with the answer. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan_J Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Bandseal it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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