Repair Broken PVC Pipe With Slip Fix Fitting

In this video below, I explain how to use a pvc fitting known as a slip fix, or quick fix (same thing) to repair a broke pvc pipe. Some people also call these "expansion fittings." I feel that these fittings are better than compression couplings (for pipes under 3") and you do use pvc glue and a coupling in addition to the slip fix pvc .

When I first discovered these types of fittings I though I had died and gone to heaven! No more digging up 3 feet on each side of the break and trying to bend or bow the pipe to make it fit into the pvc coupling! The old way without a slip fix was a lot harder and often times you would end up breaking the pipe in a separate place while trying to fix the original break...aghhh!



This type of fitting has a telescoping end which allows you to cut out a section of the pvc, then fit the slip fix between the two ends of pipe, then expand it out to make the connection. These are especially great when you are working in a tight area around multiple pipes or tree roots which give you very little room to work with.

I'm sure this will help many of you who are trying to repair a broke sprinkler pipe on your own. Good luck!

Scott
Irrigation Systems