Repairing Pvc Irrigation Pipe

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.

Repairing pvc irrigation pipe.

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. 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. Our pvc repair fittings make installation or repair of pvc pipe lines faster easier and more cost efficient. Pvc pipes and joint fittings are typically glued together with pvc solvent glue.

Irrigation repair technicians use a saddle repair kit to fix a cracked section of straight pipe such as when someone punctures a sprinkler pipe with a shovel. Then dig up and expose the damaged pipe so you can remove it. First find the leak by looking for escaping water or sprinkler heads with little to no flow. Locating the leak can also present a challenge.

A permanent repair usually. Repairing an underground pvc pipe will require some effort on your part to dig up the broken pipe. 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. The pieces in these kits hug pipe not fittings.

Pvc primer and glue sold separately are required for repairing with pvc fittings. Leaking fittings require a hard pipe repair. Some kits use a pvc saddle and cement while others use a rubber gasket and metal clamps. When you develop a leak in a pvc pipe or fitting you cannot always cut the pipe to install a splice.

If your sprinkler heads have stopped functioning and you notice new soggy patches of grass or soil along your sprinkler. These connections are quick and permanent as the plastic parts are chemically fused together with solvent cement. 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.