1.5inch female connector. Pipe broken off inside. Any way to connect another pipe?

[NeilFawcett]

So we have a 1.5" female connector, and the pipe going into it has snapped off, leaving itself glued flush in there. The pipe is for an exterior pipe leading down (at about 45 degree) into a drain. So can anyone think of a way to connect a fresh pipe onto it?


It's basically as per this image - http://images.discountleisureproducts.co.uk/images/products/zoom/1350554885-27644900.jpg (but the hold pipe has snapped off perfectly leaving no way to slide in a replacement.

The diameter of the female part is approx 49mm and I need to attach a pipe - ideally another 1.5" pipe to it.


There is no room to saw it as this is a 90 degree elbox connected straight onto a pipe coming through the wall. So no room to play with, and the pipe coming inside is hard to access.


Surely there's someway to connect a 1.5" female to another 1.5" female? eg: Wrap something around that glues/braces them togethor? Just need a solid 1.5"/49mm ring that will go over both females parts and glue/stick/weld them togethor?

At the moment I've got it sitting in a 50mm pipe which leads down into the drain to get the water from a->b. And even that is OK as the water is flowing down. Worse case I'll just try and make something out of that, and have have that 50mm pipe carry the water from the 1.5" female outlet down to the drain, and silicon seal around the small gap when the 1.5" female sits inside the 50mm pile.

 

[Subby]

Re: 1.5inch female connector. Pipe broken off inside. Any way to connect another pipe

With regard to the inch and half plastic fitting,
1) Cut the pipe flush to the fitting so there is a stub of pipe left glued into the fitting.
2) Usinga hacksaw blade cut lengthways inside the stub so you cut all the way through the pipe without cutting into the fitting. Do this in 2 places to make life easier.
3) Wedge a flathead or a small woodchisel between the stub of pipe and the fitting and the pipe will come away from the fitting. Take care not to break the fitting whilst doing this.

Is this clear?

There is also a method using fire, but we will not go down that path.

 

[lame plumber]

Re: 1.5inch female connector. Pipe broken off inside. Any way to connect another pipe

wouldnt be able to do that if I'd made the joint, after all the glue is supposed to weld the plastics together. if it has snapped, the plastic is probably suffering fm uv damage and needs replacing, start again fm inside to get a decent result

 

[NeilFawcett]

Re: 1.5inch female connector. Pipe broken off inside. Any way to connect another pipe

The pipe has broken off perfectly inside the female socket. There is nothing sticking out at all.

So you have a perfect ring of 1.5" pipe inside the female connector, glued in there.

Are you then suggesting cutting through that glued in ring/pipe, without damaging the outer female? Even though it's completely glued/welded in?

 

[lame plumber]

Re: 1.5inch female connector. Pipe broken off inside. Any way to connect another pipe

he was

 

[NeilFawcett]

Re: 1.5inch female connector. Pipe broken off inside. Any way to connect another pipe

he was

I'd be worried about cutting throught the female ring?!!? And even if I do perfectly cut to 'channels', the plastic inner pipe is surely glued around the whole join?

 

[lame plumber]

Re: 1.5inch female connector. Pipe broken off inside. Any way to connect another pipe

it should be, suggest post 3 your only option

 

[NeilFawcett]

Re: 1.5inch female connector. Pipe broken off inside. Any way to connect another pipe

Thing is, if I mash up that exising female joint, that's it - It will be one hell of a job to fix it - We're talking about loads of plumbing now inside the house on the other side of the wall to get to that pipe, cut it free, and put in a new pipe. The inner pipe is grey, the outer pipe is grey, how do I know where to stop when cutting?

As I said, worse case, I'd be happy to place a 50mm pipe around that joint, and silicon seal it on. That's what's on there at the moment as a temporary fix and even without any attention all the water is flowing down from the 1.5" pipe into the 50mm and into the drain.

If the choice is doing that, or damaging that one 90 degree piece on the exterior wall and moving the problem inside the house to that length of pipe, and then probably requiring a plumber for 4-8hrs, I'll try the simpler/safer option at about a 30 degree angle...

A 50mm is soooo close to being the right diameter for a snug fit around thet female 1.5" connector! Just a tiny gromit or something would make it perfect!



And remember this pipe, is leading down at about 30 degrees into an open drain etc. So it doesn't have to be 100% water tight etc. Just needs to get water down from the female 1.5" connector, down 70cm to the drain.



If I can get a (male) 50mm -> 1.5" female adapter, I would hope I could sit the 50mm part of it entire on/around the female 1.5" connector in question... resulting in a 1.5" pipe going down just as before! The 50mm join around the 1.5" female bit (which is 49mm in diameter) I'll then silicon seal into place too! eg: This - http://www.spafixdirect.co.uk/product/1.5-inch-50mm-adaptor

 

[lame plumber]

Re: 1.5inch female connector. Pipe broken off inside. Any way to connect another pipe

why ask?

 

[Meady]

Re: 1.5inch female connector. Pipe broken off inside. Any way to connect another pipe

Can you not somehow get a 2 inch pipe to secure over the top of it?