You’ve lost water pressure; you’ve noticed a puddle of water where there shouldn’t be. After digging and finding a crack in the pipe, you start figuring out what to do. You remember you saw PVC repair fittings for sale on PVCFittingsOnline.com. But how to install the repair coupling? Installation of PVC repair joints is similar to regular PVC fittings, but requires more steps.

What is a PVC Repair Joint?
A PVC repair joint is a joint used to repair small sections of damaged PVC pipes. Remove the old damaged pipe section and install a repair joint in its place. If you need to get your pipe back up and running quickly and don’t have time to replace an entire section of pipe, you’ll use a repair joint. For budgetary reasons, you may also choose to use a service coupling instead of replacing the entire section, as service couplings are relatively inexpensive.

Materials you need
• saw or knife

• Primers and solvent cements

• Deburring and bevelling tools (optional)

• PVC repair joints

To Install PVC Repair Joints
Step 1 (for repair of coupling with sleeve x socket end)
On the spigot end of the repair coupling, solvent weld a coupling.

Step 2
Compression repair coupling. Use the compressed coupling to mark the damaged pipe section you need to remove.

Step 3
Use a saw or pipe cutter to cut away any broken sections of the pipe. Cut as straight as possible. Clean the cut section. (If you choose to do this, you can deburr and chamfer).

the fourth step
The solvent welds one end of the fitting to the pipe. Cure time will depend on the solvent adhesive used and temperature, but is generally expected to be around 5 minutes.

Step 5
The solvent welds the other end of the fitting to the other end of the pipe. Cure time will depend on the solvent adhesive used and temperature, but is generally expected to be around 5 minutes.

Step 6
After the joint is fully cured, you can now perform a pressure test.

PVC is a durable and versatile material, but it’s not foolproof. One way to ensure the pipe continues to function properly is to replace the damaged pipe section with a PVC repair joint. These accessories are easy for the average homeowner to install without professional help; all you need is some basic tools and supplies, and patience.