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bucolic_frolic

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Sat Dec 25, 2021, 11:49 AM Dec 2021

Water line, iron pipe to PVC [View all]

So there is an actual leak in the underground water line. Putting a temp putty fix in for the winter, still serviceable.

Leaks at the well fitting, because PVC over brass pitless adapter. I'm thinking it's best to refit with Iron coupling and teflon over brass threads, then PVC threads into Iron coupling, then glue to PVC pipe. There's a PVC elbow after that but it would be more work to refit, and I'd need more digging to make more play in the pipe.

What's leaking is the PVC over brass. It just had a minor issue that grew a little. And I cannot find a PVC coupling that is smooth on one side and female threads on the other, so I'm figuring they fail a lot and either don't make them or won't carry them. The fitting is 25 years old.

Thanks for a quickie on this specific issue, and Happy Holidays!

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