Huck Riley
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Pictures attached. I have a steel or iron pipe coming out of a concrete floor in a small space. It is 2 1/4" o.d. with 3/16" walls. It has a 1 1/2" pvc liner inside. This is the main water coming into the building. The old valve froze and cracked. I'm trying to replace it. On top is copper. I have this fixed space, about 12", to work between steel and copper. The copper to pvc transition on top is not a problem.
The bottom is my problem, from the steel pipe to the pvc. I tried to slip a piece of pvc inside the pvc in the steel pipe but I could not find a tight enough fit. I wrapped the male piece with pvc tape until it was a snug and large enough diameter, primed, glued and inserted it. It's kind of holding but I want to tear it all apart and make the steel to pvc transition permanent with no drips. Any idea? Thanks.
The bottom is my problem, from the steel pipe to the pvc. I tried to slip a piece of pvc inside the pvc in the steel pipe but I could not find a tight enough fit. I wrapped the male piece with pvc tape until it was a snug and large enough diameter, primed, glued and inserted it. It's kind of holding but I want to tear it all apart and make the steel to pvc transition permanent with no drips. Any idea? Thanks.