How To Repair a Broken PVC Water Main - DIY! 

The drying time for that glue is 2 hours to 2:30 hours NOT 15 minutes.

THANKS!! THIS is EXACTLY what I needed!!! I've done it B4, but needed a brush up! This was perfect!! With the reminder to let the coupler set up!! Great that you showed how sometimes something does go wrong.

This is very useful! I just moved to a new house and discovered that the main sprinkler pipe to backyard is broken. When I turned on the sprinkler on for a few minutes it gushed out about 280 gallons of water (I installed a meter sensor which shows consumption minutes by minute)!! I was shocked. Time to repair it.

Only good solution here is to use couplers and not compression couplers they have rubber parts that wear out. Get enough room in the pipe you can bend enough to get a normal coupler on it securely

Proper way to glue PVC (or CPVC): 1) Clean with rag - this removes any dirt or oil. 2) Use cleaner (optional - but this will remove any paint etchings by the manufacturer and let the primer/glue do a better job. You're a DIY, take the extra step. Lazy handymen (Joe) and lazy plumbers skip this for profit - which is stupid cause it literally takes extra 5s and $7 to buy the whole bottle). 3) Use primer and cement (aka glue) 4) Turn 1/4 when connecting and hold for 30s (Joe forgot to hold). 5) Wait for cement's recommendation before turning on water.

Thank you for this video 👍

Joe's gonna be back about another 50 more times.

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Cool vid, I've had good luck with medium gray cement, two hour set up time

mine has this rubber that is running into the pvc pipe to the rainbird system. I leaked right at the compression fitting on the rubber side of the hose. I already replaced the entire front yard with new hose that did last 10 years in Arizona. There is a section though that runs under the concrete that turns into pvc

My pvc 160 psi rated main burst from cold weather so it has a Crack. I cut out the damaged part and it was so small so I only installed a pvc compression coupling and I see no leaks anymore. So is this a permanent fix? Am I good?

I'm in the process of fixing my main water line, I went to home depot to buy the flexible PVC coupling, and on the label it states, not to be use in continues water pressure line. Moving to option #2. thanks

Well you are supposed to prime and glue both sides. I would guess you will be back to fix it in no time if you use a repair coupling like that , just because it’s 4” long doesn’t mean to take out 3” you still want them close together. Also when you put it together on the side of the ditch will come loose you barely put it on that side the dirt when settles will pull it right off. If you had the full length in there it would have a better chance. Now what I would use for a underground fitting for that is use a Ford coupling. It’s the same as the repair coupling except it’s brass and has a set screw on both ides to keep it from blowing apart. About 30 bucks or so a fitting but better then digging it back up

What cutter did you use?

Those compression fittings aren't meant for continuous pressure either. They have rubber gaskets that will wear out and need to be replaced. Better to dig further back to get a longer piece so you can bend it and use couplers.

I always open a few taps first so the pipe fix is not getting 100% pressure when i turn the water back on.

The constant 15 min. cure time in this video may be bogus. - - On the cement I use - it reads 15 min. for "good handling strength" and 2 hours !!! cure time BEFORE !!! Pressure testing at 60 degrees F or above 60 degrees if below 60 allow MORE TIME !!! Pressure testing means allowing WATER to be in the pipes which causes water pressure to be present. Furthermore, your suppose to when you put the pieces together after Priming AND Gluing when you put them together you need to turn it 1/4 turn AND hold it firmly for 30 seconds. (so then after doing this you wait 15 min. minimal before you even touch it ) Then wait 2 hours minimal before running water through it assuming its 60 degrees or higher. ALL OF THIS INFO IS WRITTEN PLAINLY ON THE CANS OF CEMENT AND PRIMER !!!!

Why not used the Compression Compling on both sides...????

Aren't you supposed to put the blue glue on both pieces?

The title should have been, "How to repeatedly repair a PVC pipe break." I don't think those couplings are for use in inaccessible locations such as underground, in walls, in, or under slabs.

Why not use 2 compression couplings. Dont put primer on the coupling side it softens the pipe and will eat the rubber.

You suppose to put plenty of glue on both fittings that's why you had a leak!

i think it would have been better to glue in some 90 degree fittings, or to use a pvc slip fitting on one end, not sure if that compression fitting is suitable for burial.

I've used the coupler before where it was accessible. Never buried. Pipe should have been closer together before installing coupler with rubber washers. Could have used glue connectors on both sides. There was enough room to snake pipe in there and forget about it.

Didn't put any glue on the male side.

Only works if your pipe is laid straight, mine is broken and the two ends are at an angle so this will eventually leak again

I would let it dry without turning the water for a least 2 hours on that blue glue

Not sure why you bothered with the not suitable flexible tubing.

I’m an amateur and know this is a “how not to” video.

why do they put the pipes so deep like that!!! Its gets annoying trying to dig for the pipe to find it!

Is PVC the best for the main line. Should galvanized steel be used for the main line?

Thanks It safe me between $600-1500

It's Better Let it sits for 1-hour or so before turning w Water back On.

That primer will eat up that rubber gasket over time

My experienced plumber said to never use that Shite Christy's blue garbage. He said it always fails!

not an expert. but pretty sure ur suppose to use cpvc pipe for water lines.

Guy just stop 3x to fix !! Please you making a fool of yourself’s . Call a plumber

Lays in dirt…your fired