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Originally Posted by WildWG
While on our first 2008 camping outing, I noticed water dripping from the grey water drain pipe just above the grey water dump valve. Closer inspection revealed a 2" split/crack in the lower area of the pipe. Evidently, I should have made sure that the grey water tank had been totally drained last fall. Oh, well, that's RV life.
The entire valve and drain pipe assembly appears to be one piece. If not, how does one remove the cracked piece to replace it?
I am thinking of just cutting a piece of PVC in half lengthwise and glueing half of it onto the lower side of my drain pipe to cover the crack. Any reason this won't work?
Thanks as always,
WGW
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I had something similar happen on a trailer I had 10 years ago (not a TM). the fittings were made of many ABS plastic pipe elbows, and it would have been a big pain to repair it. The drain lines are under very little pressure, and there's always the possibility that this could happen again.
So I got the bright idea to first get it completely dry, and then goober the proper pipe cement liberally over the crack which was on top of the pipe, in my case. The pipe was black ABS (not PVC) and so was the cement, so that when finished the repair was both effective and invisible. Of course, I had gravity on my side for my repair, unlike your situation.
I don't see how you have much to lose in trying, since the ultimate fix if it doesn't work is about the same as it was before you try this, right?
One more idea: They make rubber pipe patches with hose clamps that you can get in the plumbing section of a good hardware store. That might work for you, too.