Mu washing machine waste runs into a 32mm plastic pipe that has cracked and broke off at an elbow join. The elbow is very innaccesabLE ( behind a built in kitchen unit and so cutting and replacement is not easy. Is there any way to join a new 32mm pipe to the old elbow -which has the remenants of the old pipe still welded to the internal section?
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You wont get the remnants of the old pipe out the elbow, and if it's so brittle it has broken, it may shatter when you try and cut it anyway. You can try to (carefully) cut the cut the elbow off and join onto the pipe left with a new elbow, otherwise the lot will have to be replaced I fear. 
Washing machine waste should really be 40mm, 32mm can struggle to cope with the flow, especially when soap and muck builds up in the pipe. Might be an opportunity to replace the whole lot with 40mm if thats possible, before you do get a flood!
Washing machine waste should really be 40mm, 32mm can struggle to cope with the flow, especially when soap and muck builds up in the pipe. Might be an opportunity to replace the whole lot with 40mm if thats possible, before you do get a flood!
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You wont get the remnants of the old pipe out the elbow, and if it's so brittle it has broken, it may shatter when you try and cut it anyway. You can try to (carefully) cut the cut the elbow off and join onto the pipe left with a new elbow, otherwise the lot will have to be replaced I fear.
Washing machine waste should really be 40mm, 32mm can struggle to cope with the flow, especially when soap and muck builds up in the pipe. Might be an opportunity to replace the whole lot with 40mm if thats possible, before you do get a flood!
I agree the remanants and brittle issue is a worry for me - I like the idea to cut the elbow but there is no pipe legnth before another 3 way join! I am going to try to seal a 40 mm to 32mm converter arond the elbow junction- worth a go!!
Thanks
Good luck. If you've still got problems then come back to us. A photo or 3 of the pipework/area in question is always useful, if you cant solve it we may be able to suggest other options.
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