Got a leaky joint in my uPVC condensate pipe. Can anyone advise on the size of pipe and joints I need to buy? Where can I get them? Which cutters and solvents/glues work best?
screwfix will have everything you need for that in stock same day and tools are really just a small hand saw and the solvent weld glue - the white pipe looks like 32mm but measure it - sizes are fairly standard. where is the leak actually coming from though? You sure it’s not something about the connection between the grey black and yellow bit?
It’s unusual for solvent weld joints to fail and the flow inside a condensate pipe on a boiler is more like a steady dribble while boiler is on - it’s not like significant volume is going through it.
Start by pushing the black rubber ribbed connection back in to the grey pipe, then dry all of the pipe. Next is to use dry tissue paper over every joint until you find the source of the leak which I suspect will be the grey section.
Dont think the rubber part nor the pipe above should have been used either.
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Start by pushing the black rubber ribbed connection back in to the grey pipe, then dry all of the pipe. Next is to use dry tissue paper over every joint until you find the source of the leak which I suspect will be the grey section.
Dont think the rubber part nor the pipe above should have been used either.
Looks like solvent weld cement rather than silicone. Silicone could be wiped or scraped away very easily. Shouldn`t really be there but doing no harm as it is just cosmetic.
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