Repairing Pvc Irrigation Pipe

First find the leak by looking for escaping water or sprinkler heads with little to no flow.

Repairing pvc irrigation pipe.

If your sprinkler heads have stopped functioning and you notice new soggy patches of grass or soil along your sprinkler. The pieces in these kits hug pipe not fittings. Our pvc repair fittings make installation or repair of pvc pipe lines faster easier and more cost efficient. Then dig up and expose the damaged pipe so you can remove it.

Pvc primer and glue sold separately are required for repairing with pvc fittings. Leaking fittings require a hard pipe repair. Cut the broken section out so that you have clean undamaged pipe on both sides. A permanent repair usually.

Once you ve identified the leak you can easily make the repairs at very little cost and complete them within about 6 hours after the sealants have all set. These connections are quick and permanent as the plastic parts are chemically fused together with solvent cement. The best ways to fix a broken sprinkler pipe that is buried in the ground. While the process of repairing a leak without cutting is labor intensive and will take longer to complete the result will last as long as a splice and not require any additional sealing.

Get a hacksaw pvc or metal pipe cutters depending on what type of pipe you have older sprinkler systems are usually metal while newer ones tend to be pvc. When you develop a leak in a pvc pipe or fitting you cannot always cut the pipe to install a splice. Locating the leak can also present a challenge. Pvc pipes and joint fittings are typically glued together with pvc solvent glue.

The bad news is that if you get a leak in a pvc joint or pipe you can t separate the joints to replace the leaky parts. We offer quick snap tees that allow you to repair small leaks in your pipe without digging out the entire section to replace the whole pipe. A broken sprinkler line can seem like a difficult and expensive repair but it s actually pretty simple to do.