underground drain, broken pipe.

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I had a blocked toilet which led to finding a broken section of pipe.
This is a two foot, 5 inch (glazed?) pot pipe damaged by pressure from a concrete footpath laid inches above the pipe and an additional two feet of flag. The pressure from these two has forced the pipe down fracturing the female part of the connection. There is no way I can replace the pot with a similar pipe.
Do I replace this with plastic? I understand there is a rubber connector for connecting the male pot to plastic but there was no advice on fitting the plastic into the female connection of the next pot pipe.
Do I cement it in? Or is there another fitting for plastic to female pot?

My drain is to a septic tank.
 
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I recall a problem similar to yours. A builder was replacing our old cast iron soil stack with a plastic one. He dug down to the horizontal run, cut the socket right off a pipe section and used the rubber connector on the remaining straight length.
 
Thanks Felix. It developed; as these problems do.
On further examination I discovered every connection but one had a cracked or broken female end, about seven in total, between the house and the manhole. I replaced the lot with plastic and used a rubber sleeve to connect to the pot at the house end.
I built walls to support the flags over the pipes. Pity the builder didn't think of that.
One of those diy jobs that are not much fun.
 
Bet your septic tank is knackered as well :oops: Most are. Talk about primitive in the 21st C.
 
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a cured in place pipe can be installed to restore the entire length to a structurally sound and watertight condition. :D
 
yeah mate! just posted the option so that anyone looking with the same prob would be aware that there is an alternative to excavation in some cases.
 

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