Hi everyone,
First post, just discovered this forum and it looks very informative, so helping someone may be able to offer me some advise please
I'm building an extension, have all the permissions required and I have to relocate the sewer chamber to a new position which will be outside of the extension. The sewer is 6" and clay pipe and I need to connect a new 4" pipe to it for the sewerage from my house and next door. I will be putting in a new chamber to connect mine and next doors, which will lead to this 6" sewer.
Digging down to the sewer and exposing it isnt an issue, but how do I make the connection into the sewer? I could cut off the top of the sewer, so that forms the 'trough' in the bottom of the sewer chamber, just need to know how to connect in the new pipe???
Options
1. Cut the whole 6" pipe out and replace with a 6" to 4" ready made '6" trough' with 4" curved connection.
If this is possible (is it?), how do I make the connections, perhaps with a couple of those rubber connectors and jubilee clips??
Would my plastic 4" inlet pipe then just connect to the 4" curve???
2. Cut the top off of the sewer and then a piece from the side and 'somehow' make a connection which doesnt leak. I'm gussing a curved piece of 4" pipe could be purchased and concreted in place, into the piece I'd cut out of the side of the 6" sewer???
3. Anything better???
Whatever I do it seems that I will have to cut into the sewer and this could bet messy!!!
Thanks for any thoughts you may have on this.
Bob
First post, just discovered this forum and it looks very informative, so helping someone may be able to offer me some advise please
I'm building an extension, have all the permissions required and I have to relocate the sewer chamber to a new position which will be outside of the extension. The sewer is 6" and clay pipe and I need to connect a new 4" pipe to it for the sewerage from my house and next door. I will be putting in a new chamber to connect mine and next doors, which will lead to this 6" sewer.
Digging down to the sewer and exposing it isnt an issue, but how do I make the connection into the sewer? I could cut off the top of the sewer, so that forms the 'trough' in the bottom of the sewer chamber, just need to know how to connect in the new pipe???
Options
1. Cut the whole 6" pipe out and replace with a 6" to 4" ready made '6" trough' with 4" curved connection.
If this is possible (is it?), how do I make the connections, perhaps with a couple of those rubber connectors and jubilee clips??
Would my plastic 4" inlet pipe then just connect to the 4" curve???
2. Cut the top off of the sewer and then a piece from the side and 'somehow' make a connection which doesnt leak. I'm gussing a curved piece of 4" pipe could be purchased and concreted in place, into the piece I'd cut out of the side of the 6" sewer???
3. Anything better???
Whatever I do it seems that I will have to cut into the sewer and this could bet messy!!!
Thanks for any thoughts you may have on this.
Bob