John Prinos
New Member
Hello all,
I have a hot tub that had a leaky 2 inch flex PVC pipe connection (into the filter housing) I tried the vacuum sucking glue trick a few times but it did not work.
Ultimately I cut the pipe and was able to extract the pipe from both fittings using a 2” hole saw heated with a blow torch. (Magic!). See attached pic.
I have a replacement section of hose but my worry is that I do not think I can fit the pipe quickly enough on both sides and twist it to ensure a good glue bond. The fittings on the filter end cannot move and the other end moves with difficulty. How long will the glue allow me to twist the pipe before it hardens to the point where it cannot be twisted? (I.e. never did this before!)
Should I first glue/twist the pipe at the filter housing end where I had the leak and then glue/fit/push on the other side and hope for the best?
Thanks in advance,
John
I have a hot tub that had a leaky 2 inch flex PVC pipe connection (into the filter housing) I tried the vacuum sucking glue trick a few times but it did not work.
Ultimately I cut the pipe and was able to extract the pipe from both fittings using a 2” hole saw heated with a blow torch. (Magic!). See attached pic.
I have a replacement section of hose but my worry is that I do not think I can fit the pipe quickly enough on both sides and twist it to ensure a good glue bond. The fittings on the filter end cannot move and the other end moves with difficulty. How long will the glue allow me to twist the pipe before it hardens to the point where it cannot be twisted? (I.e. never did this before!)
Should I first glue/twist the pipe at the filter housing end where I had the leak and then glue/fit/push on the other side and hope for the best?
Thanks in advance,
John