Sink tailpiece pipe coupling

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

Recently I was organizing the cabinet under the sink. Next day I noticed there was a leak under the sink. I found out that the tailpiece pipe had split halfway. The ends are still connected securely. However, the pipe just seems to be split half way in the middle. The cut is clean so I am not sure if there was a piece that was holding the two pieces together or the pipe just has split into two.

Do I need to remove the tailpiece pipe and replace it with a new one? Or is there way to secure the two existing pieces? The bottom piece of has a slight smaller diameter then the top piece. But I am not able to slide it into the top piece.

I have attached some pictures for reference. Thanks for any suggestions.

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Joseph Corlett, LLC
4 years ago
"Do I need to remove the tailpiece pipe and replace it with a new one?"

Yes.
bitmaster20 thanked Joseph Corlett, LLC
bitmaster20
Original Author
4 years ago
@Joseph Corlett, LLC, thank you for confirming.
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Jason, zone 7A, near Greensboro NC
4 years ago
This just being a drain pipe, in a pinch you can secure it with FiberFix or duct tape. I keep both on hand just in case I spring a leak somewhere in the middle of the night :-)

But this is a very cheap and easy thing to replace, so there's no need to do that for anything other than temporary.
klem1
4 years ago
Wow! That was easy wasn't it. In case you are interested,#1 has threads inside which part @2 with threads on outside screws into. Pipe coroded through allowing parts to seperate leaving threads inside #1. That's why #2 will not go inside #1 now. While it's possible to remove broken threads and install a new #2,it take's some skill. If i could see higher up i could tell you best way to approach it. My hunch is that #1 is a tee.

Oh well,just the musings of an old man,others had already answered "yes" and suggested tape so carry on.