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Repairing a pipe with a wire in it MiamiCuse 10-07-2007
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Posted by MiamiCuse on October 10, 2007, 9:23 pm

>> Hi I have a 1-1/2" PVC pipe that goes underground. Inside of it carries
>> an
>> electric wire (looks Romex). It runs under the pool deck from one side
>> of
>> the house, deck is a concrete slab and brick tiles on top.
>>
>> It runs under a small planter area about 3'x3' in size. My wife wants to
>> plant some herb in there so I asked the landscape guys to remove all the
>> existing fern looking plants in the planter area, they pulled them out
>> quickly but had to use a pick axe to get to the roots. In the process
>> they
>> broke this small PVC pipe with the wire in it.
>>
>> Now, I have dug up the dirt and wanted to repair this pipe.
>>
>> The only thing is, I can cut out a 6" section of this pipe, there is a
>> wire
>> running through it, so it is in the way of me putting in a new section of
>> the PVC pipe "sleeve". I cannot think of a way to repair it without
>> cutting
>> this wire, then insert the sleeve, the move the sleeve to one side, then
>> mend the wire, the put the sleeve back.
>>
>> I kept thinking, there must be a gadget I am not aware of that can do
>> this.
>> Do they have any plastic sleeves or pipes that are actually two half
>> pipes
>> that you can fit and glue together or something like that?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> MC
>
> MC-
>
> How big is the damaged area? Cracked? Puncture?
>
> Check out this product
>
> http://www.interlock-cpt.com/
>
> Click on the Snapper button (~ mid page, lefthand side)
>
> cheers
> Bob
>

This may work. Thank you very much!



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Posted by RBM on October 7, 2007, 1:52 pm
While they do make split pvc repair kits, If it's just for physical
protection, I would take a short piece of 3/4 PVC a few inches longer than
the broken section, cut it in half lengthwise, then fuse the two halves
together over the broken section


> Hi I have a 1-1/2" PVC pipe that goes underground. Inside of it carries
> an electric wire (looks Romex). It runs under the pool deck from one side
> of the house, deck is a concrete slab and brick tiles on top.
>
> It runs under a small planter area about 3'x3' in size. My wife wants to
> plant some herb in there so I asked the landscape guys to remove all the
> existing fern looking plants in the planter area, they pulled them out
> quickly but had to use a pick axe to get to the roots. In the process
> they broke this small PVC pipe with the wire in it.
>
> Now, I have dug up the dirt and wanted to repair this pipe.
>
> The only thing is, I can cut out a 6" section of this pipe, there is a
> wire running through it, so it is in the way of me putting in a new
> section of the PVC pipe "sleeve". I cannot think of a way to repair it
> without cutting this wire, then insert the sleeve, the move the sleeve to
> one side, then mend the wire, the put the sleeve back.
>
> I kept thinking, there must be a gadget I am not aware of that can do
> this. Do they have any plastic sleeves or pipes that are actually two half
> pipes that you can fit and glue together or something like that?
>
> Thanks,
>
> MC
>



Posted by John Grabowski on October 7, 2007, 2:01 pm

> Hi I have a 1-1/2" PVC pipe that goes underground. Inside of it carries
an
> electric wire (looks Romex). It runs under the pool deck from one side of
> the house, deck is a concrete slab and brick tiles on top.
>
> It runs under a small planter area about 3'x3' in size. My wife wants to
> plant some herb in there so I asked the landscape guys to remove all the
> existing fern looking plants in the planter area, they pulled them out
> quickly but had to use a pick axe to get to the roots. In the process
they
> broke this small PVC pipe with the wire in it.
>
> Now, I have dug up the dirt and wanted to repair this pipe.
>
> The only thing is, I can cut out a 6" section of this pipe, there is a
wire
> running through it, so it is in the way of me putting in a new section of
> the PVC pipe "sleeve". I cannot think of a way to repair it without
cutting
> this wire, then insert the sleeve, the move the sleeve to one side, then
> mend the wire, the put the sleeve back.
>
> I kept thinking, there must be a gadget I am not aware of that can do
this.
> Do they have any plastic sleeves or pipes that are actually two half pipes
> that you can fit and glue together or something like that?
>
>

Here's a couple of links to companies that make or sell conduit repair kits.
You could try going to an electrical supply company as well.

http://www.conduitrepair.com/

http://www.eprcompany.com/home/

http://www.ipexinc.com/Content/EN_CA/2_0_Products/2_2_electrical_systems/2_2_9_EPRkits.asp



Posted by MiamiCuse on October 10, 2007, 9:26 pm

>
>> Hi I have a 1-1/2" PVC pipe that goes underground. Inside of it carries
> an
>> electric wire (looks Romex). It runs under the pool deck from one side
>> of
>> the house, deck is a concrete slab and brick tiles on top.
>>
>> It runs under a small planter area about 3'x3' in size. My wife wants to
>> plant some herb in there so I asked the landscape guys to remove all the
>> existing fern looking plants in the planter area, they pulled them out
>> quickly but had to use a pick axe to get to the roots. In the process
> they
>> broke this small PVC pipe with the wire in it.
>>
>> Now, I have dug up the dirt and wanted to repair this pipe.
>>
>> The only thing is, I can cut out a 6" section of this pipe, there is a
> wire
>> running through it, so it is in the way of me putting in a new section of
>> the PVC pipe "sleeve". I cannot think of a way to repair it without
> cutting
>> this wire, then insert the sleeve, the move the sleeve to one side, then
>> mend the wire, the put the sleeve back.
>>
>> I kept thinking, there must be a gadget I am not aware of that can do
> this.
>> Do they have any plastic sleeves or pipes that are actually two half
>> pipes
>> that you can fit and glue together or something like that?
>>
>>
>
> Here's a couple of links to companies that make or sell conduit repair
> kits.
> You could try going to an electrical supply company as well.
>
> http://www.conduitrepair.com/
>
> http://www.eprcompany.com/home/
>
>
http://www.ipexinc.com/Content/EN_CA/2_0_Products/2_2_electrical_systems/2_2_9_EPRkits.asp
>
>

Thanks for all your help. I am sure one of those would do the trick or the
one suggested by BobK207.



Posted by Joe on October 7, 2007, 9:00 pm

>snip<

> I kept thinking, there must be a gadget I am not aware of that can do this.
> Do they have any plastic sleeves or pipes that are actually two half pipes
> that you can fit and glue together or something like that?
>
> Thanks,
>
> MC

Easy done. Just get a piece of the next lat\rger size of PVC and make
a long enough sleeve, then slit it lengthwise. Glue one piece on the
bottom, one piece on the top and fill up the small gap (saw cut width)
with any handy sealant. The cable is probably type UF and doesn't need
any other special protection. HTH

Joe



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