Repairing tracpipe in concrete floors

[kasser]

If a nail has been driven through a tracpipe buried in a concrete floor, how do you repair it?
The only connection tracpipe has are compression fittings, not suitable here. Looks like you may have to lay a new pipe?

 

[Scott_D]

Is it in a duct and can be completely replaced?

 

[kasser]

Runs under a concrete floor!

 

[Scott_D]

Runs under a concrete floor!

Sounds like an expensive mistake

 

[kasser]

Floor was newly laid too.
So there's no easy fix when it comes to tracpipe then?

 

[Scott_D]

Floor was newly laid too.
So there's no easy fix when it comes to tracpipe then?

Only the compression fittings I believe
If a big enough hole was dug you could probably repair it but would defeat the point of having a continuous length of pipe

 

[magicno1]

Has to be accessible and above ground for joints I believe.
somebody is in trouble!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Other than having an access hatch new run

but then it begs the question how long was the nail ?

 

[kasser]

No idea how long that nail was. Who drives a nail in concrete anyway, it must have been a drillbit.
I need to clarify here that it wasn't me. I was contacted to fix this. Kitchen fitter responsible...

Somebody asked if the tracpipe is in a duct. I believe this is not needed? That's the whole point of tracpipe, it can be buried directly in concrete? But after this, it sounds like a duct is good practice!

 

[magicno1]

If a nail has been driven through a tracpipe buried in a concrete floor, how do you repair it?
The only connection tracpipe has are compression fittings, not suitable here. Looks like you may have to lay a new pipe?

No idea how long that nail was. Who drives a nail in concrete anyway, it must have been a drillbit.
I need to clarify here that it wasn't me. I was contacted to fix this. Kitchen fitter responsible...

Somebody asked if the tracpipe is in a duct. I believe this is not needed? That's the whole point of tracpipe, it can be buried directly in concrete? But after this, it sounds like a duct is good practice!

It’s all here

http://www.tracpipe.co.uk/uploads/downloads/uk_di_guide.pdf