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Pipefix? 10-24-2012 17:43:12 74.176.47.82 Report to Moderator	How much 3/4 inch PVC pipe do I need to remove to install a union? Trying to fix a hole in a line. Thanks [Reply]   [No Email]
BAnNC 10-25-2012 04:54:37 98.94.165.130 Report to Moderator	Re: 3/4 pvc in reply to Pipefix?, 10-24-2012 17:43:12   There is also an expandable fitting. Glue one end, slide the fitting together, pull out to where the other end of existing pipe is. Glue in place. Made for pipe that cannot be moved for slip fit version. Also, might look at repair coupling that can slip over one side then back to cover both ends. No glue. Compression only. [Reply]  [No Email]
El Toro 10-25-2012 03:47:28 108.3.143.30 Report to Moderator	Re: 3/4 pvc in reply to Pipefix?, 10-24-2012 17:43:12   Do what LenND suggested I do that on copper pipe when you can't move it. I'v even installed new single lever shutoff valves using a sweat union and a sweat coupling. Hal [Reply]  [No Email]
EGBinOR 10-24-2012 21:59:15 174.25.189.240 Report to Moderator	Re: 3/4 pvc in reply to Pipefix?, 10-24-2012 17:43:12   Looks like you've got your question answered. Another thing folks may not be aware of is you can transition from PVC to galvanized pipe with a good Dresser coupler, I"ve done it a number of times. EGBinOR [Reply]  [No Email]
Dave Sherburne NY 10-24-2012 18:53:21 50.48.49.152 Report to Moderator	Re: 3/4 pvc in reply to Pipefix?, 10-24-2012 17:43:12   I would use a Sharkbite fitting. I think they have one you can push the whole fitting on to one of the cut ends and then push it back the other way to cover the joint Sharkbite fittings [Reply]  [No Email]
Dave Sherburne NY 10-24-2012 18:57:25 50.48.49.152 Report to Moderator	Re: 3/4 pvc in reply to Dave Sherburne NY, 10-24-2012 18:53:21   Just reread it The slip fitting is for use on copper pipes. [Reply]  [No Email]
BAnNC 10-25-2012 04:52:09 98.94.165.130 Report to Moderator	Re: 3/4 pvc in reply to Dave Sherburne NY, 10-24-2012 18:57:25   Product called Gatorbite can be used on copper, CPVC, and Pex. [Reply]  [No Email]
504 10-24-2012 18:40:26 199.127.54.155 Report to Moderator	Re: 3/4 pvc in reply to Pipefix?, 10-24-2012 17:43:12   They make a union that does not have a stop in it, you slide it on the pipe add glue and slid it back over the other end of the pipe. Cheap and fast. [Reply]  [No Email]
LenND 10-24-2012 17:58:45 74.207.160.118 Report to Moderator	Re: 3/4 pvc in reply to Pipefix?, 10-24-2012 17:43:12   Put the union together and measure total length. Then measure how far the pipe goes into the the ends add this together and subtract total from the length of the union. The answer will be amount you need. [Reply]  [No Email]
Puddles 10-24-2012 17:54:54 24.113.77.208 Report to Moderator	Re: 3/4 pvc in reply to barnE, 10-24-2012 17:43:12   Lately I've been using these. Dig around the pipe, cut out the hole / break, slip this on, and tighten down. They work great! https://www.plumbersstock.com/#product/2967?gclid=CLyA3_D5mrMCFal7QgoddFMAHg [Reply]  [No Email]
PJH 10-25-2012 06:12:53 50.40.243.200 Report to Moderator	Re: 3/4 pvc in reply to Puddles, 10-24-2012 17:54:54   Those things look like a great idea, but I know of two that slowly slid apart. Both were in the open (not buried) - one in a basement, which resulted in water damage to lots of stuff, and the other in a pumphouse, which amazingly didn't seem to hurt the pump. The guy in the plumbing section at the local Lowes store sez "don't trust them - lots of them have failed". Maybe failed from improper installation, but how much more simple could they be. Both of the failures that I'm aware of were placed in lines that had a 90 degree bend. In a straight section, well supported, or buried, they "should" work good. . . [Reply]  [No Email]
Old Bob 10-24-2012 18:05:07 69.29.103.76 Report to Moderator	Re: 3/4 pvc in reply to Puddles, 10-24-2012 17:54:54   I've used these before. They are the only way to do it. [Reply]  [No Email]
LenND 10-24-2012 18:00:57 74.207.160.118 Report to Moderator	Re: 3/4 pvc in reply to Puddles, 10-24-2012 17:54:54   Those look like they would be a time saver. Thanks. [Reply]  [No Email]