Building a house in Trinidad

[maj. tom]

If some dead leaves go down your guttering it will surely stick up in that. And no pressure to move it.
It wouldn't take too long to dig under the pipe enough to cut it and add a coupling.

But you know what lazy man thing would work though carluva? Flex Seal tape or spray. Put the 6 inch cap on like that idea you had, zip tie them tight and and just spray that Flex Seal in layers until its hard. Thing damn expensive though. Best to just dig and cut and do it right. 1 hour work at most.

[carluva]

The leaves and sludge is not usually from the guttering. The downspouts from the guttering empty into a lil box drain and from that box drain the water is channels out to another box drain out of the property. So from the first lil box drain, alot of leaves accumulate from three nearby fruitless black olives. For me to clean that pipe good(ish), after I wash down, I use my leaf blower and let that blow through this section of pipe (the one that's cracked) as that pipe is about 15 feet long. The air flow is sufficient to effectively blow out the pipe.

I won't use the elbows as I know it will back up. I really am avoiding having to dig anymore, but if I have to, I will. I like the idea of the cap and seal it off. The idea that adjn gave with filing off the landing on the coupling is also a damn good idea too. That will work like a charm. I may just have to lubricate the pipe a bit to get the couplings to slide easily and then clean off the residue with PVC pipe preparation fluid before applying solvent cement.

But I'll explore a bit and then decide. I am not going anywhere so I could take my time and repair easy easy. After all, it's not like I have anywhere to go until April 30th (for now).

[adnj]

how you sliding them fittings ?
with grease ?
i find bigger fittings does give real trouble to slide on
they bind a lot.

In general, a 4×90° circuit adds a good amount of flow friction.

What we do if you are patching a short section of PVC pipe:
- file the center lands from two couplings until they will slide over the pipe.
- place one coupling on either side of the patch.
- cut the pipe patch to the exact length between the pipe ends
- mark the pipe to show where the couplings should be when installed.
- add cement to all pipe ends and slide the couplings into place from either side.

Sometimes you can get away with only filing one coupling and install the other as you normally would.

If the connection is a supply line, the tolerance has to be tight. But if you need to do it on a large diameter drain pipe, just take more material from the inside of the coupling. The PVC cement will close gaps on drain pipes well enough.

I usually deburr the mating edges of larger diameter pipe and conduit simply to make the dry-fitting easier.

[pugboy]

there is a rubber compression coupling which works well, needs to be tightened with vise grips though
it may work with hand tight but can leak eventually and threads should be clean, no mud or will give trouble to tighten.

Spann... That's actually a very bad technique. Use a union please. All them elbow will just restrict flow...

jason-79 ,good technique .

[Gladiator]

Yeah puggy...I use them couplings on pipe from 1inch to 8 inch. They work well but you need some room to work it...

there is a rubber compression coupling which works well, needs to be tightened with vise grips though
it may work with hand tight but can leak eventually and threads should be clean, no mud or will give trouble to tighten.

Spann... That's actually a very bad technique. Use a union please. All them elbow will just restrict flow...

jason-79 ,good technique .

[carluva]

Any pics of this rubber coupling? What do I ask for at the hardware? It's not the pvc compression couplings you referring to?

[adnj]

I believe that you will still need two couplings and about an 8 inches patch section or PVC pipe.

Flexible coupling (usually used on waste lines with minor fit errors)

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Compression coupling (usually used on supply lines where the pipe is wet and PVC cement cannot cure)

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[*KRONIK*]

Compression coupling (usually used on supply lines where the pipe is wet and PVC cement cannot cure)

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I used this already on a supply line for my tank.
The line blow up sometime in the night and we had to do this fix as we couldnt find the main lockoff

[Dave]

Compression couplings work excellent and are very durable especially when you don't have the luxury of flexing a pvc line to do a fix with a collar to join.

[carluva]

This is what I thought it was. I know those are used on waste lines but was wondering if reference was being made to another type of fitting.

I believe that you will still need two couplings and about an 8 inches patch section or PVC pipe.

Flexible coupling (usually used on waste lines with minor fit errors)

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Compression coupling (usually used on supply lines where the pipe is wet and PVC cement cannot cure)

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[adnj]

Frankly, in your situation you could cover the hole and pour concrete over it. Drains get capped like that all of the time.

[supercharged turbo]

How long on average does it take for a check valve to be eaten away by chlorinated water?I had to end up changing one yesterday but in doing so I had to break up the ground.I'm thinking to move it to a location where it could be easily accessed as a servicable component.

[bassotronics]

Although we are in quarantine, can my mason and labourer come to work? I Have a roof to finish and if he and his workers come, then total number on the compound would be 5.

Asking because hardwares selling cement and blocks and other material apart from electrical and plumbing as usual.

[pugboy]

depends on water usage and location,
some places have softer more acidic water

it is always best to have it above ground and with unions and lockoff valve for easy removal and swap.

How long on average does it take for a check valve to be eaten away by chlorinated water?I had to end up changing one yesterday but in doing so I had to break up the ground.I'm thinking to move it to a location where it could be easily accessed as a servicable component.

[rspann]

Although we are in quarantine, can my mason and labourer come to work? I Have a roof to finish and if he and his workers come, then total number on the compound would be 5.

Asking because hardwares selling cement and blocks and other material apart from electrical and plumbing as usual.

I saw at least five roofs being built while moving around .

[zagie]

hi guys i need some info on a product called trowel on, want to know who is selling it locally and if theres any other product on the market that has the same finish, preferable south thanks

[worksux101]

Anyone knows where I can get a couple bags of cement tomorrow? Need 2

[Youngstar1989]

Hello, i would like some advice on the best place to buy framing for my roof.

I beam and z purlin.

Also, can any1 advise me on a hip and valley material listing please?
I am trying to do an estimate for myself any help will be much appreciated.

[worksux101]

Got my framing at island roofing and sheeting at lifetime

[Dave]

Cement seems lil to non existent. Hardwares on Friday said hopefully Monday as they are expecting from the warehouse over the weekend.

[NR8]

Cement seems lil to non existent. Hardwares on Friday said hopefully Monday as they are expecting from the warehouse over the weekend.

What prices they quoting?

[Dave]

They didn't say but $80 a bag has been going around. Thin set seems to be moving as a weaker alternative it seems.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Cement selling from $90-$120 on the east side

[NR8]

Jeez. I saw $75 in Penal a couple weeks ago and thought that was madness.

Is TCL shutdown?

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Tcl and rockhard closed until further notice

[Kronik]

I believe TCL only open one day for the week to send out some supplies, can't comment on rockhard

[rspann]

Police close down rockhard and TCL was still producing . Rockhard reported it to the Breaking Dawn host who then recorded trucks coming out from TCL loaded and made real bacchanal on the show even calling on Paula Gopee to intervene , so everybody closed now . Real videos and investigation about two weeks ago .

[*KRONIK*]

Wah kinda maccomihman ting rock hard on dey?

TCL coulda still be running at a limited capacity and supply the hardwares, cuz hardwares get some opening hours so ppl go want dey lil cement and ting to dey lil house project

Police close down rockhard and TCL was still producing . Rockhard reported it to the Breaking Dawn host who then recorded trucks coming out from TCL loaded and made real bacchanal on the show even calling on Paula Gopee to intervene , so everybody closed now . Real videos and investigation about two weeks ago .

[pugboy]

this ain’t make the papers

rock hard buss a sauce doubles spite scenes dey

Police close down rockhard and TCL was still producing . Rockhard reported it to the Breaking Dawn host who then recorded trucks coming out from TCL loaded and made real bacchanal on the show even calling on Paula Gopee to intervene , so everybody closed now . Real videos and investigation about two weeks ago .

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

I believe TCL only open one day for the week to send out some supplies, can't comment on rockhard

As far as I know TCL are closed and not supplying until May 10th