mnRemodeler
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I have a situation where I can't cut out the PVC pipe and install a coupler in a section of the pipe that is free from any primer or old glue. The pipe comes out of a trap and there is 2 inches before the first coupler.
This is in a shower drain application.
If I were to split the old coupler on each side and use a heat gun to soften the glue and pull the old coupler off of the pvc pipe I'd be left with pipe that has old glue and primer on it. But I'd have enough length to install a new coupler.
What I am wondering is if I re-prime it and put on plenty of glue if the new coupler will hold without leaking? This is a situation that will cost me thousands of dollars later if it leaks.
Please let me know if you have personal experience gluing couplers to pipe that has old primer and glue and if it held and more importantly if you've ever had one fail. Please also mention in you're reply if you're a professional plumber.
This is in a shower drain application.
If I were to split the old coupler on each side and use a heat gun to soften the glue and pull the old coupler off of the pvc pipe I'd be left with pipe that has old glue and primer on it. But I'd have enough length to install a new coupler.
What I am wondering is if I re-prime it and put on plenty of glue if the new coupler will hold without leaking? This is a situation that will cost me thousands of dollars later if it leaks.
Please let me know if you have personal experience gluing couplers to pipe that has old primer and glue and if it held and more importantly if you've ever had one fail. Please also mention in you're reply if you're a professional plumber.