Patching Schedule 40 1/2" PVC pipe

I use a lot of Schedule 40 1/2" PVC pipe in my irrigation system. The pipe is buried in rocky soil and my shovel seems to always find some of it. The resulting gash makes a tedious job that much worse as I dig out the section of damaged pipe and repair it with two couplers and a new length of pipe. This task strongly motivated me to find a better way to repair at least small gashes. Turns out it can be done with Schedule 40 3/4" PVC pipe. No special tools needed.

If you are interested, please see

http://rick.sparber.org/PPPD.pdf

Your comments are welcome. All of us are smarter than any one of us.

Thanks,

Rick

Thanks Rick! We've added your PVC Pipe Patching Method to our Miscellaneous category, as well as to your builder page: Rick's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

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