Leak in PVC Pipe
I hooked up the water supply from the well to the pressure tank under the house. This is schedule 40 one inch PVC.
At one of the connections about a foot from the tank, there is a slight leak. Evidently there was a little water in the pipe when I glued up the joint. I used the purple primer and orange cpvc glue.
I made the connection yesterday. I connected up all the pipe, waited an hour for the glue to set, and turned on the water, to 55psi. I could not see any leaks, in 22 joints, so I was pleased. But, seventeen hours later, this morning, I came back, and this one connection near the pressure tank was wet. I watched for five minutes and could not see it drip.
I dried it off, came back in an hour, it was wet again. It must be leaking at about a rate of 3 or 4 drips per hour.
This is above a dirt floor composed of sandy clay. You can't see a puddle, it just soaks into the dirt. This is in a dark crawl space, about 4 feet head space.
In other words, it is a leak that no one will ever see, and it won't do any damage. This house sets at the bottom of a steep bank, and after rain, half of the floor of the crawl space is damp from moisture seepage.
So my question is, will this leak be likely to get worse, or is it stable? Once that PVC glue sets, will that leak be stable, or, given that it is a bad joint, is it liable to deteriorate?
At one of the connections about a foot from the tank, there is a slight leak. Evidently there was a little water in the pipe when I glued up the joint. I used the purple primer and orange cpvc glue.
I made the connection yesterday. I connected up all the pipe, waited an hour for the glue to set, and turned on the water, to 55psi. I could not see any leaks, in 22 joints, so I was pleased. But, seventeen hours later, this morning, I came back, and this one connection near the pressure tank was wet. I watched for five minutes and could not see it drip.
I dried it off, came back in an hour, it was wet again. It must be leaking at about a rate of 3 or 4 drips per hour.
This is above a dirt floor composed of sandy clay. You can't see a puddle, it just soaks into the dirt. This is in a dark crawl space, about 4 feet head space.
In other words, it is a leak that no one will ever see, and it won't do any damage. This house sets at the bottom of a steep bank, and after rain, half of the floor of the crawl space is damp from moisture seepage.
So my question is, will this leak be likely to get worse, or is it stable? Once that PVC glue sets, will that leak be stable, or, given that it is a bad joint, is it liable to deteriorate?
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I had a similar problem in an outside bathroom pvc connection. An uncommon freeze split a piece at the coupling giving it a slight leak. I cut a same size piece 1 inch long and then cut it lengthwise giving me a 1 inch long hard patch. Using plenty of purple and glue I lightly clamped my patch over the leak. Its held since 1988. 0
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