Removing upvc soil pipe fitting

[richard242]

I have a situation where my bathroom WC discharges into a 90 degree bend and a pipe then runs along the wall before discharging into a soil stack. The fall in the pipe from the bend to the stack is not ideal and although (at the moment fortunately) I do not have a blockage, I think that there is "sediment" laying in the pipe. Although the "horizontal" pipe is cased in, I can get to the bend ok. What I would like to do is remove the WC and replace the bend with an access bend - I could then rod through the horizontal pipe from time to time to clear it. The bend is fitted to the "horizontal pipe" with a straight connector (all fittings push-fit) and my main concern is being able to remove a bend which has been in place about 22 years. (Although I can reach the bend easily, the straight connector is tucked just inside the casing and may be a problem to get to) Before I attempt it, does anyone have any tricks/suggestions for removing a bend that sods law says will be well stuck after all this time.?

 

[Rob Foster]

I have a situation where my bathroom WC discharges into a 90 degree bend and a pipe then runs along the wall before discharging into a soil stack. The fall in the pipe from the bend to the stack is not ideal and although (at the moment fortunately) I do not have a blockage, I think that there is "sediment" laying in the pipe. Although the "horizontal" pipe is cased in, I can get to the bend ok. What I would like to do is remove the WC and replace the bend with an access bend - I could then rod through the horizontal pipe from time to time to clear it. The bend is fitted to the "horizontal pipe" with a straight connector (all fittings push-fit) and my main concern is being able to remove a bend which has been in place about 22 years. (Although I can reach the bend easily, the straight connector is tucked just inside the casing and may be a problem to get to) Before I attempt it, does anyone have any tricks/suggestions for removing a bend that sods law says will be well stuck after all this time.?

You can try pouring boiling water over the female bits ..he he after smacking it around with a blunt instrument gently
Rob Foster aka centralheatking

 

[chris watkins]

You can try pouring boiling water over the female bits ..he he after smacking it around with a blunt instrument gently
Rob Foster aka centralheatking

or just cut the pipe before the bend & replace with a new coupling & bend.
Un-less you like pouring hot water over female bits & smacking them around a bit!!!!!....?

 

[richard242]

Thanks to both for replying. Good thought, CW, but the pipe is in a casing which is tiled. So to get to the pipe to cut it I would have to strip the tiles which I don't really want to do as they haven't been up too long !! Rather than hot water which might be messy, I have a hot air gun which I could use to warm up the female bits !!

 

[chris watkins]

Just cut through the socket only down to the pipe wall, along the pipe, in a couple of places 30-50mm apart & the socket of the bend will peel off the pipe.
Trust me it is easer & quicker than heating things up.

 

[richard242]

Am I understanding you correctly - you're suggesting a couple of cuts along the socket down to the pipe( but not cutting the pipe), peeling off the socket and then fitting a new bend to the exposed pipe? There is actually a straight connector between the pipe and the spigot of the bend but I guess the same applies - I cut through the socket of the straight connector and peel it off, leaving the pipe intact, ready for a new connector and access bend. If I have understood you correctly, that sounds a good idea.

 

[chris watkins]

Am I understanding you correctly - you're suggesting a couple of cuts along the socket down to the pipe( but not cutting the pipe), peeling off the socket and then fitting a new bend to the exposed pipe? There is actually a straight connector between the pipe and the spigot of the bend but I guess the same applies - I cut through the socket of the straight connector and peel it off, leaving the pipe intact, ready for a new connector and access bend. If I have understood you correctly, that sounds a good idea.

yes, good luck