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Fix a leak in a drain pipe - plumbing.straw.DWVleak PEP BB

BB plumbing and hot water - straw badge
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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Plumbing.



In this Badge Bit, you will fix a leak in a DWV (Drain, Waste, Vent) pipe.  We're talking a permanent fix, not a clamp or emergency quick fix.  And this is for the piping, not a p-trap fix.  Leaks suck, let's fix one before it ruins the flooring!

Here's a video of fixing a vent pipe leak in the attic:


To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
  - fix a leak
  - the repair needs to be permanent
  - not a p-trap repair

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, provide proof of the following as pics or video (less than two minutes):
  - the leak you're starting with
  - the repair midway through
  - the fixed leak
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pioneer
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I originally posted this in the wrong spot. https://permies.com/t/177178/pep-plumbing-hot-water/Fix-leak-DWV-pipe
I recently had to fix a broken storm water pipe. The original builders of the house only allowed a 100mm space between the pipe and top of the soil. I think the local code is supposed to be 300mm. Oh well, it's fixed now anyway.
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Needed to fix a home owner’s drain pipe leak. Someone tried duck tape. Also left burrs on the inside of the pipe.  I unhooked it, cleaned and deburred it.  Then glued it back together.  Always remember to give it a quarter turn so it bonds properly.  
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The leak
The leak
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The burrs
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Glued and ready to be assembled
Glued and ready to be assembled
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Finished
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Note: That will work much better than duct tape.

 
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I have fixed many leaks in my life with nothing more than long strips of rubber cut from scrap inner tubes, usually bike inner tubes but some heavy strips I've used from tractor inner tubes.  Simply start wrapping by holding the end of one against the pipe beside the crack or hole till you can catch the end under the strip as it comes around, and then keep going, overlapping and keeping good tension on it.  Add another strip by splicing under the end of the last one.  If the leak isn't spraying badly you can just do it with the water on and then you will know when you are done.  If it's out in the sun, put duct tape or some such over all since sun is the enemy of rubber.   I have patched propane and high pressure steam pipes this way, and some of these fixes have been in place for years!  It is a good way to make joints between otherwise incompatible types of materials as well.
 
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