As a former landscaper (I did plant care, not irrigation), I have to chuckle that you left the weedy grass in the turf. :) Thanks for the video. I've never seen a quick fix, but that would be the perfect solution for my broken pipe.

Thanks! Was looking for how to properly apply the primer and cement along with dry time. Very informative!

Incredible! I saved a bundle, after the freeze, here in Spring Texas. I followed your video on repairing my overflow valve. THANKS!

Thanks for the detailed info for the rookie like me that can fix my rookie mistake. Much apreciated great job!

Looks simple and clear! great tutorial. I will follow your tutorial coming weekend. Thanks again.

Thanks Matt, your feedback is appreciated.

I've used these type of connectors several times. They make the repair invaluably easier.

You can buy a quick fix repair coupling at Home Depot or any sprinkler supply store.

Thanks, all the answers I needed, 10 dollars worth of parts and a shovel and I was done.

My video on how to repair pvc class 200 sprinkler pipe shows how to install a tee. In your case the tee would be a 3/4" Tee SXSXS instead of the tee shown in the video. If you're tapping into a line for a garden, you would want to tap into a supply line (this way you would have constant pressure to the garden, tapping into a zone line would only give you water when the zone is on). To find a supply line, you could dig next to a valve box and find the line feeding the valves in the manifold.

I'm glad the video helped. Thanks for commenting.

Good video. Covered in great detail. You gave me a great idea about hot to run a separate line to the sprinkler head. Thank you!

@JohnAgee102688 Pipe cutters are Wheeler 18Z ratcheting cutters. Very nice cutters for PVC pipe. They are more expensive than normal cutters, but well worth it. Blades can be replaced. They work great on Schedule 40 pipe.

Thanks! I hit a pipe while doing some landscaping. This will help a lot.

You can feel if a fitting is going to push off the pipe when gluing the fitting. It will begin pushing off the pipe immediately. If this happens then I will hold the fitting securely for around 10 seconds. 30 seconds on this type of glue which is Red Hot Blue Glue is a waste of time because this is a fast set glue designed for wet applications. Slower set glues like a gray glue would require more hold time.

Definitely buy a quick fix coupling. You would have to expose 10' of pipe to get enough flex to use 2 couplings and make a good glue joint. It's much easier and faster to use the quick fix. Be sure to do some measuring before you make your cuts.

Thanks for the feedback.

Replacing an elbow in circuit lines is a little different than this repair. Once you cut the bad elbow out you can't simply glue a new one in because the distances don't match up. You need to cut back far enough on each pipe that you can glue in a coupling, a short piece of pipe on each, and then the elbow. Dig back enough on the lines that you can get a little flex in the PVC pipe, glue the couplings in first, and last match up and glue in the elbow.

Thanks for the comment.

Depends on the glue you used but you should be ok. Leave the hole open and pressure up the line, if the glue joint is going to fail it usually will do it withing 10 seconds.

very good job.. You answered a lot of questions for me..

Sometimes it's not feasible to wait 24 hours. I use Christy's Red Hot Blue Glue which is ideal for fast pressurization and has a very fast set time.

If you can it's good to wait 24 hours for the glue to set, but I've never had trouble pressuring up sooner using the Red Hot Blue Glue.

Another excellent video, cheers.

I was hired to repair the broken sprinkler line, not to cure the weeds in the grass problem.

Nice info. Do you have a video on how to install a tee in existing system? Including how to locate the feed lines. I need to tap into system for additional water feed for a new garden. Thanks in advance.

Thanks for watching.

good video except you didn't flush the lines before installing the sprinkler head. with all that dirt around the break you could end up with some annoying and costly clogs to your clients system

Thank you very much. I think I can now do it....

Your videos are great. Just wanna say, thanks!

I thought it might be easy. Thanks

I disagree. You would need 4 elbow to make your repair work, not to mention the fact that you then make the water change directions four times using the elbows. The last quick fix I bought was around $4 not $8. The time saved using a quick fix more than pays for the coupling.

Thanks.

Thank you! I appreciate your help!

you do not have to use a 8 dollars slip fix on that case , use an elbow and a "street " elbow and a short piece of pipe. cheaper and faster, even better....

haha, if i used a slipfix for every broken pipe ive had to repair....my boss would not be a happy person to say the least..

@1teamarie Thanks.

nice on point videos

great video thanks

You don't like Blu-Lock?

so that slip easy fix joint you used. is that the best way to fix the pipe?? another question is... if you used 2 couplings to fix the break. how do you get the pvc pipe in between the 2 couplings with out breaking anything and still having enough pipe inside each coupling.

you should always try to turn the tee to the side so there is some give. otherwise the funny pipe fitting will break if something runs it over

How do you replace and elbow? Thanks

He really should have held each solvent cemented joint together for 30 seconds to avoid push-out

Thnx Buddy

You must live close to the UPRR right a way..........

where i can buy quick fix

theres alot of stress on both funny fittings because the funny pipe is too short. shoulda put your tee at the other end and extended the funny pipe

Funny pipe - A No No. PVC pipe - A worse No No

were it ME, i would test the system BEFORE i backfilled the hole...geez...what if it DIDN'T work correctly?...you have to dig it out AGAIN, plus you can't see where the leak was...there is a REASON that construction inspections, be they electrical, plumbing, or whatever, are done BEFORE the work is "covered up"...i wasn't going to say anything, but since i'm THIS far in, i'd like to note that ALL of the sprinkler-head replacement work was done OUTSIDE the frame of the picture...i have NO idea what happened after he finished the PVC repair...granted, that work wasn't in the scope of the original task, but, if you're going to do it and talk about it, couldn't we at least SEE what you're talking about?...

Thanks.

Thanks.