A nice thing about PVC pipe is that while it does not break straight (i.e., the break is not a planar cut of the pipe), it breaks cleanly, as opposed to shattering, in that the two pieces will usually meet without major chips missing. Another nice thing is that PVC cement is unbelievably strong stuff. I broke a complicated loop of 1/2 in. PVC pipe off of a larger fixture in two places. In one case, the break occurred inside another piece into which it was fitted:
| |============ | ----------- | _/________ |=========^== | | | |location of break
Pulling it apart, adding PVC cement liberally to both mating surfaces, applying pressure, and liberally painting the outside of the joints with cement fixed the problem. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s stronger than it was before.
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