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    plumber prob Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 19, 2007, 04:22 PM
    Plastic PVC Broken in Metal Pipe Joint
    Was digging in the yard and broke the PVC pipe connected to a metal pipe inside the joint. The PVC and joint is 3/4 inch however the PVC is glued inside the metal and now I can't get the old PVC out of the metal joint to replace it. I don't have any tools to cut the metal pipe. Is there anything I can do?
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    Nov 19, 2007, 04:27 PM
    You could try melting it out with a propane torch and a wire brush.
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    Nov 19, 2007, 10:21 PM
    Try using a pvc compression union to go over the metal pipe.
    You don't say what size the metal pipe is.
    Or you could try removing the broken pvc with a nipple extractor. The kind used in irrigation should work on pvc.
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