Expandable PVC repair couplings will snap and break!
Expandable PVC repair couplings will snap and break!
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Expandable PVC repair couplings are convenient… right up until they decide they’ve had enough! π
Sure, they can make a PVC repair quick and easy, but burying one underground can sometimes turn your “permanent repair” into a future archaeological dig.
Think about it: underground piping deals with soil movement, settling, temperature changes, water pressure, and the occasional root that apparently has a personal vendetta against plumbing. An expandable coupling has moving/sliding sections and seals that may become weak points compared with a properly installed solid PVC repair.
Everything may look great when you cover it up. Then months or years later…
π₯ SNAP! LEAK! SWIMMING POOL IN THE FRONT YARD!
And suddenly that convenient $20 fitting has scheduled you for another excavation.
Expandable couplings have their place, but when we’re making a buried PVC repair, we want something designed to stay put. Underground plumbing isn’t where you want a fitting practicing its flexibility!
Remember: dirt has a long memory, and it knows exactly where you buried that questionable repair. π
When you want the repair done right, call American Plumbing at 225-756-8480.
American Plumbing — because we’d rather fix it once than dig it up twice! πΊπΈπ§
