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Think I know the answer is no but asking just in case. I have a solvent weld bathroom waste with lots of connectors in it that disappears into the wall with a right angle connector. There is no place to break into it to connect up a new arrangement for a new sink. So does anyone make a connector - solvent or push fit - that has a pipe socket at one end and at the other goes INSIDE the existing pipe? If it does I can simple cut off the right angle connector at the wall and push the new connector into the stub. If not its a pain as the other end comes out the wall behind an old cast iron soil pipe which would have to come off to access it or else a new hole through a 500mm thick wall.

Thanks.
 
You could reem the pipe out the fitting if neccessary. I've had to do this once and it was a succsess. If your diy skills aren't great I wouldn't attempt it.

Buy a holesaw the exact size of the external of the pipe or 1mm less depending on what you can get and then a hole saw the exact size internally of the pipe. Put both of them together and carefully drill the pipe out the socket. Get some wire wool or emery cloth and sand the remaining of the fitting untill its smooth and all residue of the previous glue is gone or it won't fuse. Get a new pot of solvent glue and put it on thick. Put the new pipe in and let it go off for an hour while making sure its supported well in the correct position. Then get some polypipe gap filling cement and let that trickle into the fitting to fill up some of the slack. Depending on what you have you're looking at £50 in kit to do it.

What I describe above may be harder and more hastle than just running a new pipe in. I'll let you make the choice.
 
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Chop off the elbow leaving the socket on and attach this?
 
With patience, I’ve not come across a socket that I’ve not been able to remove.

Cut existing fitting off at fitting end of socket so you’re left with the pipe and about 30mm of socket.

Then use multitool to cut a few slots (10mm apart) in socket running parallel with pipe.

Then use flat screw driver to pry off a section (10mm) or 2.

You’ll then have enough space to likely pry off the rest of the socket.
 

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