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I have a PVC drain pipe in the wall of our house. The previous owners never thought about where pipes were in relation to hanging pictures and drove a finishing nail through a 3-4" PVC drain pipe in wall downstairs. With that said, what is the best way to repair this. The pipe barely fits within the studs an has sheetrock on the both walls. I bring this up as creating an external joint will be wider than the studs and the sheetrock won't lay flat on the studs. Is their a product out there that I can use to plug the nail hole that works permanently? I'm thinking flex seal, 2 part epoxy or something along those lines. If that won't work, what's the best way to fix?

I sealed up a diesel tank on a tractor recently with epoxy.

Being it carries little pressure, I too would consider epoxy.

Second the epoxy route. I have used JB Weld to seal up in fuel tanks, water tanks, and even used it to repair a hole in the timing chain cover of a 1978 Ford F150. JB Weld is a staple at the ranch.

Well, the good news is it's a drain pipe, which usually isn't under great pressure!

Yeah epoxy will due the trick.
clean it up good, and make sure its dry, and don't be afraid to,
scuff up the surface surrounding the hole, for better adhesion!

Ya, some sort of epoxy, and am wondering if one could melt the hole with like a wood burner type iron. I hot welded a gas tank on a chainsaw once that way. Never tried it on PVC.

flex seal.

What s JB Weld, Alex?

Bubble gum works. I watched a high end custom home builder do it once. It has to work, all the subs refer to him as god in one way or another.

This stuff. Since it's a drain pipe, read the directions on how long it needs to set before getting wet.

I might drill the hole out to the appropriate pilot hole size and use a very short sheet metal screw coated in pipe dope.

or flex seal tape?

Is it pressurized, or just gravity flow? A gravity flow line would be simple to repair with epoxy I would think.

Or drill and tap for a machine screw set in caulk. Done.

Break a toothpick off in it. Wooden skewer if the toothpick is too small.

A 2-part epoxy that doesn't stick to plastics all that well.

Loctite 330. Has a spray on can of hardener, degrease pipe with alcohol and spray the hardener on. Put the epoxy on it, then hit it again with the hardener. Be same as I’ve in about 5 min. Use it at the plant for similar problems and I repaired pool ladder with it 3 years ago. Constantly wet and no issues at all

If you will simply take some PVC glue and rub it around the hole with your finger it may dissolve the pipe around the hole enough that it makes its own seal.

PC-7 would probably be your best bet.

Any of the above would probably work since it has very little or no pressure. I would UAE a tek screw with a neoprene washer like used on metal roofs and siding.