I recently had to replace my sewage pump. The PO put in a PVC ball valve to shut off the sewage when pump repairs are needed. The PVC valve would not move and I broke the turn handle while trying. ....Why anybody puts PVC valve underground and expects it to work after a week or 2 is a subject for another thread... Luckily I did manage to replace the pump without shutting off the valve as there was a check valve before the pump which held stuff back. I would like to replace the PVC ball valve with a brass gate valve. It's about 75 to 100' of 2" PVC pipe to the street with about 12-18" rise. The valve located near the pump. I am not sure if its just the gravity fed contents of the pipe or if I will continuously get stuff under pressure from the main sewer line as well? How can I block the line while cutting out the bad valve and gluing a fitting for the new valve? I was thinking of some kind of balloon or air bladder if such a thing exists for that purpose? Thanks Kevin
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16 years ago