I just bought a house and now discovered the sump pump extended discharge pipe is broken at the elbow going out the basement wall about 5 feet from floor. Can you help with suggestion to repair?
I saw a sump pump discharge hose on a YouTube video; do you think I could change out/replace the 5' pvc pipe for a sump pump discharge hose?
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Some photos of the problem maybe ... ? – brhans Jan 28 '19 at 18:19
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Thank you I didn't think to take a pic but will take some & post – LynieG Jan 28 '19 at 18:21
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Make sure that you hit the 'edit' link just below your question when you have some pics to add. Don't post them down in the 'answers' section or try here in the comments. – brhans Jan 28 '19 at 18:23
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Hi all - I just uploaded a couple photos of my sump pump discharge pipe that somehow got broken at the elbow connecting to discharge exit – LynieG Jan 29 '19 at 14:47
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Is that a concrete wall which the pipe runs into at the top, or would you be able to open it up a little to get access to a little more of the pipework behind the wall? – brhans Jan 29 '19 at 17:51
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And fyi the reason it broke is that it's completely unsupported over that 5ft length. The plastic bend at the top is not intended to support the weight of 5ft of full pipe in addition to whatever vibration occurs when the pump runs. – brhans Jan 29 '19 at 17:53
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Hi yes it is a concrete block wall that the top goes into the wall and apparently drains into an underground outlet pipe (frozen ground). Any ideas on a diy solution? – LynieG Jan 29 '19 at 17:58
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Cut the pipe in half and put a cuppling on it.
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2Hello, and welcome to Home Improvement. We prefer answers with enough detail so that the original poster can understand what to do. Would you add some more info to your answer? – Daniel Griscom Jan 29 '19 at 22:58
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I saw a sump pump discharge hose on a YouTube video; do you think I could change out/replace the 5' pvc pipe for a sump pump discharge hose? – LynieG Jan 31 '19 at 14:04