Gray water outlet leak

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   I was redoing the blackwater and graywater holding brackets and I noticed a drip leak from my gray water where the pipe goes into the dump valve.  I emptied the gray water completely and dried up the joint and you could tell that there was a section that didn't have glue and my moving it around had created a leak.  I am not sure what type of pipe they use?  I assumed it was PVC so I used a glue brush and forced some PVC glue into the connection.  After the glue dried I used some polyurethane sealer around the seam as well.  I feel like this is a temporary fix but we are going on a trip and I don't have time to fix it right. I will need to get a new gate valve and pipe.  My question is the pipe just PVC that is black?  It appears to be about 1 1/2".  Can you use regular PVC and just order a dump valve that fits?

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pedwards2932 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 333	Topic: Gray water outlet leak Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 5:14pm
	I was redoing the blackwater and graywater holding brackets and I noticed a drip leak from my gray water where the pipe goes into the dump valve. I emptied the gray water completely and dried up the joint and you could tell that there was a section that didn't have glue and my moving it around had created a leak. I am not sure what type of pipe they use? I assumed it was PVC so I used a glue brush and forced some PVC glue into the connection. After the glue dried I used some polyurethane sealer around the seam as well. I feel like this is a temporary fix but we are going on a trip and I don't have time to fix it right. I will need to get a new gate valve and pipe. My question is the pipe just PVC that is black? It appears to be about 1 1/2". Can you use regular PVC and just order a dump valve that fits?

mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 5:44pm
	I don't see why not. It comes in gray, black and white. It is all PVC. I've seen drain valves that are not glued, because they can have issues, it needs to be replaceable without cutting.
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

pedwards2932 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 333	Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 5:51pm
	It looked like this one was glued as I couldn't pull it off......my fix may hold....at least it is graywater not black.

mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 5:58pm
	Sure could be, easy fix, just have to measure accurately.
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."