EASILY Repairing Broken PVC Pipes(Least Amount Of Digging)

How to repair broken, buried PVC pipes using the smallest hole possible, which is especially useful when space is limited. There is NO NEED for expensive repair couplings! This method I have used for years. Works perfectly when done properly. Using this method will ensure FULL FLOW of water after the repair is complete. No friction loss.

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[nyokabradley]

Thank you so much. I am a single mother. I broke my pipe the other day. I hit it with a shovel. I watched your video twice to make sure I got every thing. "I DID IT..!!" I am so proud of myself. 😎 Thanks again.

[powerwizard]

Great idea....I been using it for many years before I saw this. One tip: You can slip one blue primed coupling (without a center stop) on the buried stub end and one primed coupling (without a center stop) on the spliced pipe section you are about to insert between the two sections without having to lift up the buried sections. Then, just apply liberal amount of slow set cement to the pipes on either sides of the two couplings. Slide the couplings back and forth into the desired positions. Using slow set cement makes this is possible and is VERY much easier since and you don't have to strain to bend pipes. This works all the way up to 4" pipes!. Also, place a few clean rags in the ditch after under the splice section you dig it out to avoid getting sand into the couplings. Good post :)

[JimFishwick]

Very well done instruction video. Clear voice, NO music, and speaking fairly slowly. Use of a tripod really helps. It is rare to see an instructional video that is done so well! Thank You.

[jaycee]

Used your method years ago, worked perfectly and never had a problem. Fast forward, needed to repair another section but forgot the method. Absolutely the quickest, easiest and most economical repair in all of YouTube. 7 years later and going strong 💪. Brilliant. Thanks a million. 🙏

[WOThms]

Gosh. Truly believe me when I say ‘Thank You’. I employed this method today, and was so happy when the meter hand moved a bit & stopped, after waiting the 3 hours for the glue to cure before turning on the water. This was my very first time repairing an exterior pipe. 

The water company came twice: (1) A group of three of them located the leak and told me to hire a plumber. I then called three plumbers who said they don’t service this area. I live in a beyond-the-suburbs area. After watching two videos, googling the details, and buying the supplies, (2) a representative came to shut the water off at the meter; because I couldn’t figure out how to do it. After he cheered me up, I returned to the h/w store to buy a ‘curb key’ and extra supplies.

Many thanks to you for making this very useful and easy to understand video. I feel more qualified, and better equipped, as a home owner.

[chrispolito]

If you’re worried about sliding the coupler around (the one you removed the stop from), don’t. The glue acts as a lubricant, but only for a brief moment. Move quickly and it works great. Great vid.

[JESSICA]

Single diy mom here in Houston and this weeks weather brings me here lol thank u for this video

[robertmock]

This video was very easy to follow for someone who has never done any plumbing work ever! Not to mention, I was able to fix a private water line that construction workers hit for under $30.00!
Thanks a million for posting this video.

[jamescohn]

Dude, I think you saved my life. I am 51 with bad health. I had a 1’ pipe fail at the shut off. I used this technique and it took less time than expected. Pipe repair in Texas heat can be deadly for a couch potato. Thank you!!!!

[arnelplaton]

That was the BEST solution I’ve seen in how to fix a PVC pipe. I will do it this way from now on. Love it!!!

[constancewalsh]

I love the clear, no messing around male voice and directions, Thank You ! Although buying the more costly coupling is not out of my reach, I want to follow this method if only for the challenge - plus it looks like an ideal fix, maybe superior as it's simpler and less can go wrong. Just dug up the wet spot (earth smells so good), found the spray (tiny holes - animal teeth?) and now off to town for those fifty-cent couplings, cleaner and glue. Yeah, I'm female and seventy-five. Wish me luck, Nyoka!

[starshipgus]

Two things I learned, I didn’t know there was a slow setting grade of pvc cement, and the grinding of the pipe stop, I never thought of it, I’m a homeowner and been doing pvc for my house for a long time, but these two pieces of information made my day.Thank you 👍

[joemann]

It took me a while to understand what was so special about this repair. Then I realized that by removing the bevel in the second coupler, it allowed him to make the last connection by sliding it (temporarily) completely over the mid section of pipe, and then sliding it back at the end. Nice work.

[jadesystem]

Very ingenious. I've enjoyed your video immensely. I just had such a breach under my driveway. Then realized I can't slip a 3/4 union coupler in-between the break until I watched your video. Thank you so much. I was going to dig more dirt out as to allow the PVC pipe to flex into the coupler but PVC under enormous weight of dirt will not bend. So your idea is just brilliant. You saved me time and expense of what YouTube was meant for the masses - DIY with minimal backbreaking and 100% intellect.

[kelleycary]

Thank you so much. I am a 58-year-old single woman who must do everything herself. Videos like this are a godsend.

[SalYourPalChencho]

Bro I’ve never seen this done before! So simple yet so genius! I showed a guy this and he thought I was the smartest guy in the world! I gave you credit of course!

[EvaFitts]

Thank you! I've been fixing pipes in my yard for years but doing an imperfect job. I have one tight spot that I've had to fix multiple times. Two pipes going under a concrete slap on one side and attached to a lateral pipe a few feet away and both have shutoff valves in the center. I just do the best I can with those connectors with the stops and hope for the best. I feel kind of stupid that it did not occur to me to Dremel down the stops. Tomorrow I'm going to fix a leak for a nice elderly woman that I know on Facebook and haven't met in person. I want to do a good job so she doesn't have to pay for a repair later. So I'm researching tonight. Thanks for this lesson. I'm making a list of what I need to take. I think I've got this!

[bobdavis]

I just used this trick 3 times rescuing an abandoned sprinkler system. It was stressful to move so quickly but worked perfectly every time. Having some channel locks to get a good grip helped a lot.

[bubby]

Thanks a million. I'm 78 and I wish I would have learned this years ago. What a time and effort saver.