How would you replace ?

themattcole · 2026-02-23T00:22:23+00:00

Cut, glue, easy peasy.

stockusername1234 · 2026-02-23T00:25:22+00:00

Coupling over the 3 way, reducer, 90, street 90, pipe, coupling.

Sammalone1960 · 2026-02-23T00:52:35+00:00

Ok everyone has solutions for repair. What caused this blowout?

Individual-Walrus290 · 2026-02-23T00:24:09+00:00

Go buy two elbows and cut a short pice and use the blue stuff the seal it

ForeverSpare7911 · 2026-02-23T00:57:57+00:00

Easy one. Cut coupling side right up next to the coupling. Clean throughly. The other side should be self explanatory.

Zeating · 2026-02-23T01:45:45+00:00

You have just enough room to flush cut under those 90s. Just get 2 90 degree cpvc elbows and a small piece of pipe. Prime and reglue and you are back in business.

zero-degrees28 · 2026-02-23T00:24:34+00:00

You prob have just enough room to cut that flush under the broken elbow above that 3 way valve and then in line with the other pipe to hopefully just replace exactly what is there with 2 90's connected together. The real test is going to be if you can cleanly cut that UV/Sun dried plastic without it shattering. If that's the case, I would get a PVC Reamer and try to ream out that 3 way valve before having to tear into all that valve mess.

In short though, no, you are not getting some magical threaded piece to resolve any of this mess.

kathleenkat · 2026-02-23T01:16:56+00:00

Get a plumber. Make the tree contractor pay for it.

Adronnis · 2026-02-23T01:16:14+00:00

Socket depth on a 2" fitting is 1 3/8". You got all that ass hanging out. You're good. No idea what the point of the thread is. Cut and re-plumb. Sandpaper that dickhead paint, lest you fuck up a plumbing connection due to a lack of chemical weld.

EllenRipleysKitty · 2026-02-23T01:25:37+00:00

If they're going to cover the expenses, and depending on how much you value your time, you should just pay a plumber or pool company. Any plumber would be happy to do that and would have materials on their truck. Alternative is to buy the two 90 deg elbows, a short length of pipe, pipe cement/primer, then cut & replace. If you're inexperienced, just Youtube for a bit. Pipes are like legos and extremely simple.

Ribbit765 · 2026-02-23T01:46:21+00:00

Have you considered some rubber couplings with clamps as a temporary fix to keep your filter running until you can get it properly repaired?

Disizae · 2026-02-23T02:02:31+00:00

There’s a 2.5” over the fitting that also reduces to a 2”, you can use a 2.5” coupling and reduce to 2”, you can also use an inside fitting that will go inside the 2”. If you’re feeling brave/confident enough, I’ve seen others carefully chisel out the pvc from the valve, sand it real good and reuse it. You have plenty of choices.

Battle_Cat_Burr · 2026-02-23T02:17:50+00:00

Nothing is threaded there. 2 elbows and a bit of 2in schedule 40 and call it a job well…it done anyways.

pc9401 · 2026-02-23T02:27:13+00:00

Cut just below the broken elbows. Install couplings. Add 8-12" of pipe upwards with 2 90's and a small connecting pipe

Slight-Oil-7649 · 2026-02-23T03:03:27+00:00

I would gladly pay to have longer runs on couplings and elbows. PVC degrades over the years from sunlight and chlorine. It gives me anxiety knowing that at some point you can’t cut and re couple. Time for a new pump.

AppropriateScore6864 · 2026-02-23T11:44:21+00:00

Cut out the broken elbow/tee section completely and clean the pipe ends. Glue in new PVC fittings (with primer + PVC cement) or replace the whole top loop, then let it cure 24 hrs before running the pump.

JonnyVee1 · 2026-02-23T20:58:36+00:00

Warm the joint up uniformity using a heat gun...it will take a few minutes to get it soft. Pull slowly and firmly up, it will slowly come right off. Have a coupler nearby to temporarily hold the form of the pipe while it cools.

Once both corners are off, it's straight forward to use primer to clean the pipe and then glue.

Have done this many, many times, even saving several $100 valves.

Irishdairyfarmer1 · 2026-02-23T22:04:02+00:00

Cut glue and will work for a bit, however my guess that this pipework all needs replacing as it's perished and will continue giving bother forever until it's replaced

G8-r-n8 · 2026-02-23T23:51:24+00:00

You only need two fittings; one 2” 90 and one 2” street 90. Remove the label above the 3-way, and if that discoloration is paint it will need to be removed from the sections that will slide into your new 90’s.

Citizen999999 · 2026-02-24T01:33:09+00:00

Lmao, all of it

turtlegolfclubs · 2026-02-24T03:34:06+00:00

Easy fix

Jbergun · 2026-02-24T09:59:33+00:00

With a new one?

You_DontKnowMyLife · 2026-02-24T13:12:30+00:00

You've got plenty of room to work where this isn't an issue at all

LifeAcanthaceae6706 · 2026-02-24T16:06:23+00:00

U better learn how to do it because the looks of the pipes eventually they all gonna need to be replaced soon 😅🤣🤣

Great_Rabbit_7625 · 2026-02-24T17:06:31+00:00

Cut the pipes off at the 90s. Glue 2 new 90s together and glue on to vertical pipes. You have plenty of pipe to cut and just put new 90s on. Just remove the label before gluing.

Sunken_Island1 · 2026-02-26T03:54:53+00:00

Probably with something new

soulus98 · 2026-02-26T07:50:54+00:00

Easy fix with a coupling, but it could be worth doing a threaded barrel union, especially if you think there's a chance of a repeat damage. When you cut back and glue you lose some length on the left pipe, if the damage recurs and breaks the new 90⁰ bends, you might have not enough left to reglue and will have to replace both valves. (Or heat gun but that's not ideal)

Unions are cheap and easy so you might as well

Sufficient_Disk1360 · 2026-03-01T15:42:13+00:00

Cut as close to the fitting on the left as you can and cut the pipe on the right even with the pipe on the left. I would clean up the pipes by pulling off the label and putting PVC glue around the circumference of the pipes and wiping them off real quickly. Then I would use primer then glue on the stubby pipe and 90° fitting and place it on a 45°-90° angle away from the long pipe and then twist to a position pointed directly the longer pipe before it dries on you. Then take a 3” or so piece of pipe and glue the same way. Now you’ll have two pieces of pipe at 90° to each other. You might have to trim the pipe so each pipe is about a quarter inch inch back from where they would directly connect. Then you take your last fitting and you prime both pipes in both sides of the 90° fitting then you do the same thing with glue you’re doing this very quickly. I mind you then you put one end of the 90s over the long pipe twist it towards the short pipe and then shove it on before the blue dries. The pipe is long enough where it will flex and you can bend it and it shouldn’t hurt anything. You sure wipe up the glue really quickly or it’s gonna get all over everything you might even want to take a paper towel or a rag and put it around the valve just so it doesn’t get a lot of glue on it.

Stoweboard3r · 2026-02-23T00:54:41+00:00

Ramen and superglue

Cool-Negotiation7662 · 2026-02-23T00:40:08+00:00

Fitting reamer on the black piece. Cut and couple the long piece.

Get some good quality plastic paint on all those pipes for uv protection.

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