Soil Pipe Dripping Outside

[V0Y]

Hi all,

Pretty useless at plumbing other than some very basics.

I've attached a picture at it speaks 1000 words. Its attached to a toilet on the 1st floor. You can see some fresh drips there. Any thoughts on how to fix this other than to replace the whole lot? I'm not sure if joints have been solvent welded together or if this is a push fit.

While it looks like the bottom part of the soil pipe has dropped every so slightly, im not 100% sure it has as its braced in very securely at the bottom and its not budging. Maybe just weathering has resulted in this?

Thank you

 

[Exedon]

That looks like a old terrain socket solvent weld type.
Either come unstuck or more likely never done correctly in first place,.
Been bodged before could try cleaning up and run silicone round it but really needs taking apart and replacing.
Socket was also fitted up side down.

 

[V0Y]

That looks like a old terrain socket solvent weld type.
Either come unstuck or more likely never done correctly in first place,.
Been bodged before could try cleaning up and run silicone round it but really needs taking apart and replacing.
Socket was also fitted up side down.

Thanks, aside from taking apart etc. Would a putty work?

 

[Exedon]

Need something that will stick to wet surface ct1 or fernox lsx.
Really needs replacing.

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

Unfortunately, looks like it's been bodged before, someone has stuffed some sort of sealer in the joint in an attempt to seal it, which has given way once more. Possibly due to thermal movement in the pipework, given the recent warm weather.

Afraid I think the only real long term solution will be to replace it.

 

[ChrisJP]

It looks like the adapter unit above the leak has been fitted upside down - the flow arrow on it is pointing upwards! You can see that the bottom of the adapter fits OVER the pipe below when it should fit INTO it. That probably means you'll never be able to stop that joint leaking. It all needs to be replaced I'm afraid.

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

You can see that the bottom of the adapter fits OVER the pipe below when it should fit INTO it.

No, the Terrain fittings were double socketed, however they do need to be fitted the right way round. Although, had it been adequately glued in the first place, it shouldn't leak.

 

[Exedon]

Key terrain as it was then was used a lot on school/Council housing association work and similar.
Good quality stuff later bought out by polypipe who made it for a time than stopped production.