Quick repair of sewer pipes with your own hands

Frequent breakdowns

Causes of leakage in the body of the pipe or at the joint:

1. Poor installation;
2. Production Marriage;
3. Errors in operation.

Operate immediately if:

1. There is a leak at the joint;
2. A hole appeared;
3. Clogged.

Each of these damages will be eliminated with your own hands and do without calling plumbing, thereby saving your money and nerves.

Leak at the junction. Leakage at the entrance of

After a puddle is found on the floor in the bathroom or in the kitchen, we look for a leak.

A frequent cause of malfunction is poor, poor-quality siphon attachment. Eliminates this problem is simple. Check the gasket and, if necessary, replace it, it may also be necessary to tighten the clutch to the thread.

Leakage at the joint

Repair of sewer pipes depends on the material from which they are made, as well as on the previously used mortar.

To eliminate leakage at the edge of cast-iron pipes with a concrete joint, it is necessary: ​​

1. To cut off the use of sewerage;
2. Clean the damaged area from dirt;
3. Dry the surface;
4. Apply sealant and allow to dry completely. As the polymer-cement solution is used.

If it is not possible to remove the old connecting material, since it is very tightly held, but still there is a leak, then the hole is covered over. To do this, take a polymer-cement mixture or use improvised means: children's plasticine, waterproof glue, raw rubber.

With lead soldering, the following operations are performed:

1. Clean the junction points until the appearance of pure metal;
2. Coin the slot with lead cones using a chisel( the gap is compacted by the softness of the lead).

A leak may form at the place where the plug is installed. In order to remove the problem, use these methods:

1. Change the wooden hop to a suitable plastic plug;
2. Replace the old wooden chop with a new one, having preliminarily wrapped it with several polyethylene balls.

A leak at the edge of two plastic pipes is rare, but if it does, it will be easy to liquidate. It is required to separate them and check that the rubber gasket lay flat, then return everything to its places( usually after such manipulations, the leakage disappears).

Re-sealing joints is a very laborious process, so that when using the product to get rid of problems, it is necessary to perform the initial mounting according to all the rules.

Applicable sealing materials:

1. Technical sulfur;
2. Portland cement;
3. Hemp or jute ropes impregnated with resin;
4. Asphalt mastic, based on bitumen;
5. Epoxy resin;
6. Silicone-based sealants;
7. Rubberized bands.

Preventive measures

Like any breakdown, leakage is easier to prevent, non-living then repair sewer pipes. In order not to take matters to extremes, it is necessary to carry out an audit from time to time. If the pipes are old, decayed or defective, then it is better to replace them immediately, without waiting for a complete failure. Well, if we see weaknesses, then for the first time we are adjusting the clamp, this will save time until a complete replacement.

A crack in the pipe: what to do?

Sometimes on the pipes, due to different circumstances, cracks appear. Judge about their depth and seriousness on the basis of whether an unpleasant smell emanates.

If it is not, then it is insignificant. It will just be covered with sealant.

If unpleasant smells emanate from the crack, then more radical methods should be chosen:

1. Drive a small wooden peg;
2. Refill with "cold welding";
3. Make a winding of several layers of gauze impregnated with epoxy resin, or band-rubber;
4. Apply clamp.

These techniques can be combined with each other.

If all that has been done does not work, you need to replace the damaged area.

We remove the obstruction in the sewer system

In order not to repair the sewer pipes, we need to monitor them and eliminate the blockages in time, because it is much easier to warn them than to then eliminate them.

To prevent uncomplicated actions: install removable grilles in the sink and bath, 1-2 times a month, wash the sink with boiling water.

If a small blockage is still formed, then you can try to remove it with a plunger. If the blockage is deep and the plunger does not help, it is worth trying to remove it with chemical means, for example, a mixture of salt or alkali, or use specialized means, acting as directed.

If the blockage is not removed, then you can use one more way: blow it with a vacuum cleaner. For this purpose, the hose is fastened with a drain hole with a blowing hole of the vacuum cleaner.

If not one of the methods does not help, then it is necessary to break through the blockage mechanically( wire, worm).