Washing machine waste into soil pipe

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Hi all,

We have a 40mm washing machine waste pipe that goes into our toilet soil pipe. I’ve posted a picture too…

I want to remove it - any idea what is best about how to do so? I could cut it off and seal it, but feels messy and that something will go up it etc.

Is the only course of action to remove and replace?

Goes into drain and then to septic tank FYI

Thanks in advance!
 

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Well, it looks foooked?

You could gently cut it with a wire saw and plug the hole with an end cap and glue or make a patch with a similar piece of pipe (possibly heated to bend it) and glue in place holding with cable ties?
 
jurassic sparkk said:
Why do you want to remove it?
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Removing washing machine to new enlarged kitchen. The pipe comes into a room currently with a U bend at the end and I want to remove that. But obviously I can't get rid of the other end and leave it open!

Part of me says I need to pay someone to do the proper job. Either replace upwards, or at least this piece in some way. Can't even work out what they have done here that has seemingly worked for a while.
 
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• Get about 200mm of soil.

•Cut one side from top to bottom.
With heat gun, heat the pipe up being careful not to burn it.

• Once it's flexible
hold it and mould it around part of the soil stack until it cools.

• This should now form a molded cover for the hole you want to cover.

• Clean both parts with solvent weald cleaner.

• Glue the pipe and the cover plate and fit the cover over the hole and hold for a couple of minutes.

I'll try to find somthing on you tube to show more clear to what I mean.
 
Closest I can find.


Don't follow the first bit of the video follow the 2nd part when the cut section covers hole from the outside but glue as I said.
 
Are there any other pipes joining into this stack before the next coupler above? (If you don't know how to answer, post a picture of the whole stack)

I ask because you can likely get away with just cutting a small square of pipe, big enough to cover the hole plus 1 cm all round, clean the hole edges up/get rid of that sealant your cowboys used, then use some pipe cement (smells like airfix glue, melts the plastic together) to glue the patch over, hold with a cable tie while it sets, then you can rotate the pipe so the repair is hidden next to the wall. If you can pull this section of pipe out and flip it so the repair is high up even better (people don't look up)

jj4091 said:
And get rid of that ivy before it gets a strangle hold.
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On what? You're not one of those that thinks ivy can pull a wall down are you? Maybe one day that ivy will be providing lovely character, food for winter birds and nicely hiding a repair on a faded soil pipe..
 
Ha, much appreciate the responses! :)

Looks simple enough, will take a look, hatch a plan and post back with an update (unless it goes really embarrassingly wrong).
 
robinbanks said:
Are there any other pipes joining into this stack before the next coupler above? (If you don't know how to answer, post a picture of the whole stack)

I ask because you can likely get away with just cutting a small square of pipe, big enough to cover the hole plus 1 cm all round, clean the hole edges up/get rid of that sealant your cowboys used, then use some pipe cement (smells like airfix glue, melts the plastic together) to glue the patch over, hold with a cable tie while it sets, then you can rotate the pipe so the repair is hidden next to the wall. If you can pull this section of pipe out and flip it so the repair is high up even better (people don't look up)


On what? You're not one of those that thinks ivy can pull a wall down are you? Maybe one day that ivy will be providing lovely character, food for winter birds and nicely hiding a repair on a faded soil pipe..
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No not pull a wall down but get under roof tiles/slates, pull pipes off walls and cause damp
 
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