How to Connect Flexible Pipe
Flexible pipe is made of a rubberized compound, with a metal strap at each end surrounding the pipe. These straps are tightened or loosened by turning a screw. As household plumbing pipes come in different diameters to serve various water fixtures, flexible pipe also comes in different diameters. Most flexible pipes are inserted into the pipeline to fill a gap that has been created through the removal of a fractured or broken pipe section. Installing the flexible pipe is an easy process and not time consuming. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Flexible pipe
- Screwdriver
- Water
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Instructions
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Loosen the metal straps on each end of the flexible pipe by turning the screws counter-clockwise.
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Wet around each cut in the existing pipeline where the flexible pipe will be installed.
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Push one end of the flexible pipe onto one of the cut ends of the existing pipe. The flexible pipe may have to be bent a little to achieve this. Move the flexible pipe down the existing pipe to the extent that the other end of the flexible pipe is in line with the other existing cut pipe.
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Push the flexible pipe in the other direction, so that both existing pipe ends are now covered by the flexible pipe. Move the flexible pipe along in the same direction to the extent that both existing cut pipe ends are equally covered by the flexible pipe.
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Tighten the metal straps on each end of the flexible pipe by turning the screws clockwise. The flexible pipe is now secured to the existing pipeline.
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Tips & Warnings
If the pipe won't push onto the existing cut pipe end, squirt some silicone lubricating spray onto each existing pipe end.
Check the diameter of the existing pipe, as well as the length of flexible pipe needed, before buying the flexible pipe.
References
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