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   DanH | Nov 25, 2006 07:57am | #1

   A glued joint, or one of the joints held together with threaded fittings?

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   GotAll10 | Nov 25, 2006 05:15pm | #4

   It's a glued joint

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   Shacko | Nov 25, 2006 05:25pm | #5

   Take it apart, if you try patching the leak there is a good chance that you will end up doing it again; save yourself some grief. Lots of luck...........................................
   "If all else fails, read the directions"

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   davidmeiland | Nov 25, 2006 07:04pm | #6

   So, you do not believe in using a shop vac to create some suction in the line, then dabbing some cement on the leak? I have heard this works reasonably well and that gently heating the area first with a hair dryer also helps.

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   Shacko | Nov 25, 2006 07:48pm | #7

   You can't pull a vacuum on your sanitary system, they are tied into the vent lines, the only way to make a vacuum is to seal one side of the line. If you don't want to cut it out get some epoxy sealer, that may work. Lots of luck.

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   davidmeiland | Nov 25, 2006 08:00pm | #8

   If you have the whole thing set up for test you generally have all of the fixtures plugged, the sewer plugged, and the roof vents open. Cap the roof vents and open up a sink tee and you can connect the vacuum there. I have not tried this, just discussed it.

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   648jim | Nov 25, 2006 08:01am | #2

   If there is I have never found it.  Tried cross drilling, hypo needle injection --nothing worked--  J

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   rasconc | Nov 25, 2006 04:47pm | #3

   Ifit is glued about the only way to do it right is to take it apart and redo it.  I have seen some success with applications of the more full bodied pvc cement wiped in with a finger aroung the leaking joint.  Plumbers Goop is supposed to be able to fix this.  Not to be submitted to Fine Homebuilding though. 

   
   

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   Edited 11/25/2006 9:07 am ET by rasconc