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We've realised we have a decent leak in the soil pipe outside and we're wondering what the best way is to repair it.
You can see the leak in the video - when the toilet is flushed it spews out of the join between the plastic piping on the left of the leak and the cast iron on the right. I admittedly don't know much about this stuff but it looks as though the smaller diameter plastic pipe just goes into the iron pipe without any physical seal. There's a cm or so gap all the way round the plastic pipe with a bit of silicone just at the bottom which someone has put in at some point.
Id thought about just getting some decent sealant and pumping it full of the stuff but looking at the amount of water coming out, I wasn't sure it would do the job.
Thanks
Photo and video below:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/abqJxUpyhGCA17tq9
You can see the leak in the video - when the toilet is flushed it spews out of the join between the plastic piping on the left of the leak and the cast iron on the right. I admittedly don't know much about this stuff but it looks as though the smaller diameter plastic pipe just goes into the iron pipe without any physical seal. There's a cm or so gap all the way round the plastic pipe with a bit of silicone just at the bottom which someone has put in at some point.
Id thought about just getting some decent sealant and pumping it full of the stuff but looking at the amount of water coming out, I wasn't sure it would do the job.
Thanks
Photo and video below:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/abqJxUpyhGCA17tq9
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