Repairing a downpipe

[phykell]

Hi,

I had to temporarily remove my downpipe the other day so I cut it in half with a hacksaw. I now want to put the pipe back and expected to be able to buy a joint that would sit in between the two halves. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find anything suitable. There's a downpipe connector but it only has a socket on one end. I was expecting to find something similar but with a socket on both ends.

Any ideas or is it better to buy a new downpipe and cut it to size?

 

[noseall]

You can buy a down pipe socket or connector that will do the job.

It has both male and female ends that accept a pipe either end but is obviously fitted so that the female end is at the top.

 

[phykell]

You can buy a down pipe socket or connector that will do the job.

It has both male and female ends that accept a pipe either end but is obviously fitted so that the female end is at the top.

Thanks - I'll get one of those. I did try one out at the store and tried fitting one connector to another. Of course, now it's obvious that the male end of the connector isn't going to be the same diameter as the pipe section

I think I must have been out in the sun too long yesterday