I am having trouble with a pvc pipe. The pipe is part of the yard sprinkler system. Even after I shut off the water, street meter and indoor handle, water is still flowing (very little). I want to cap up but it is not dry. Any suggestions?
Water still flowing
May 15, 2020
7 Replies
Have you considered a shark bite cap ? I don't usually recommend them but ...
fix the leaky valve.
Try "Wet or Dry blue" PVC cement. If you can hold the cap on for a minute or two, it should hold. Open a valve somewhere else to relieve the pressure.
Would something like a muffler clamp be of any use to hold the cap on?
Any chance of opening a valve or fitting at a lower point so that the water runs out there instead?
+1
Then as another says, be good to replace the leaking valve...and if the city cutoff doesn't, they should be notified to replace/repair it.
Old plumbers trick I first saw about 60 years ago. Stuff sliced bread into the pipe, dry, cap, done.
Works on soldering pipes too if you have to replace a valve or fitting as the bread can be pushed out by water easily to clear the pipe.
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