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I've attached a picture below of a leaking PVC soil stack that needs to be repaired. As can be seen, the leak is coming from the bottom of the stack from what
appears to be a socket ! My first inclination was to cut a small section ( about 3 inches) out of the stack about two feet up from the leak and then pull the
lower part of the stack out in order to see the best way of making the repair.
There is a horizontal branch (for a toilet) about 8 feet up from the ground that goes directly into the house so this should support the upper part of the stack
while the repair is done. However, once the repair is made, a slip coupling would have to be placed over the cut segment of pipe but this would then obviously
not give any support to the upper half of the stack !
Removing the stack completely to make the repair would be a nightmare because of the horizontal branch going back directly into the wall for the WC.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you.
appears to be a socket ! My first inclination was to cut a small section ( about 3 inches) out of the stack about two feet up from the leak and then pull the
lower part of the stack out in order to see the best way of making the repair.
There is a horizontal branch (for a toilet) about 8 feet up from the ground that goes directly into the house so this should support the upper part of the stack
while the repair is done. However, once the repair is made, a slip coupling would have to be placed over the cut segment of pipe but this would then obviously
not give any support to the upper half of the stack !
Removing the stack completely to make the repair would be a nightmare because of the horizontal branch going back directly into the wall for the WC.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you.